泳
swimming; to swim
8 strokes
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How 泳 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 永 (phonetic, yǒng)
How to remember it
swim · Heisig RSH #143
水 water + 永 eternity
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 永
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 永 (yǒng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永 sound component | yǒng | long; perpetual, eternal; forever |
| 咏 | yǒng | to sing, to hum, to chant |
Words containing 泳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北京国家游泳中心 | Běi jīng Guó jiā Yóu yǒng Zhōng xīn | Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |
| 花式游泳 | huā shì yóu yǒng | (Tw) synchronized swimming |
| 连体泳衣 | lián tǐ yǒng yī | one-piece swimsuit |
| 金泳三 | Jīn Yǒng sān | Kim Young-sam (1927-2015), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998 |
| 花样游泳 | huā yàng yóu yǒng | synchronized swimming |
| 游泳衣 | yóu yǒng yī | swimsuit; bathing costume |
| 自由泳 | zì yóu yǒng | freestyle swimming |
| 高叉泳装 | gāo chā yǒng zhuāng | high leg swimsuit |
| 游泳镜 | yóu yǒng jìng | swimming goggles |
| 混合泳 | hùn hé yǒng | medley (swimming) |
| 泳儿 | Yǒng Ér | Vincy Chan, Hong Kong female singer |
| 电泳 | diàn yǒng | electrophoresis |
| 游泳圈 | yóu yǒng quān | swim ring; swim tube; (fig.) (coll.) spare tire (roll of fat around the waist) |
| 游泳池 | yóu yǒng chí | swimming pool |
| 游泳馆 | yóu yǒng guǎn | indoor swimming pool; natatorium |
| 泳装 | yǒng zhuāng | swimsuit |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 游泳裤 | yóu yǒng kù | see 泳褲|泳裤[yong3 ku4] |
| 泳衣 | yǒng yī | swimsuit; bathing suit |
| 背泳 | bèi yǒng | (HK) backstroke |