to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

我在洗衣服。

I am washing clothes.

饭前要洗手。

Wash your hands before meals.