wash

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

先 sound component

  Sound component

xiān

  

first

Evolution

洗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
洗 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
洗 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wash, rinse; clean, purify; to wash; to bathe; to develop (photo)

Most common words with 洗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to wash

洗澡

to bathe

洗手间

toilet

清洗

to wash

洗衣

laundry