水手 meaning in English

shuǐshǒu

sailor; seaman; mariner

HSK 7-9noun8 strokes

Meaning of 水手

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shuǐshǒu
  1. sailor; seaman; mariner

Stroke order for each character

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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 水手.

手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
水果shuǐguǒfruit
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
歌手gēshǒusinger
握手wòshǒuto shake hands

Questions about 水手

What does 水手 mean?

水手 (shuǐshǒu) means "sailor; seaman; mariner" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 水手?

水手 is made of 2 characters: 水 (4 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 水手 an HSK word?

Yes. 水手 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.