HSK 1 · At home

洗手间

xǐ shǒu jiān

restroom; toilet

Stroke order of 洗手间

3 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

洗 · 9 strokes 手 · 4 strokes 间 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

The '间' room behind the '门' door where you '洗' wash your '手' hands: the restroom.

Parts: 洗 wash (氵 water + 先) + 手 hand + 间 room (门 door + 日 sun)

The characters in 洗手间

洗 xǐ — to wash (9 strokes)
手 shǒu — hand (4 strokes)
间 jiān — room; measure word for rooms (7 strokes)

Example sentence

请问，洗手间在哪儿？

Excuse me, where is the restroom?

Words with 洗

洗to wash 洗衣机washing machine 洗澡to take a bath

Words with 手

手hand 手机mobile phone 举手to raise one's hand 手表wristwatch 手续procedures; formalities 手指finger 选手contestant; athlete 对手opponent 歌手singer 握手to shake hands

Words with 间

时间time 房间room 中间middle; between 间room; measure word for rooms 民间folk; among the people 卫生间bathroom; toilet

More words: At home

房子house 房间room 门door; gate 门口doorway; entrance 床bed 桌子table; desk 家里at home; family 在家to be at home 回家to go home 楼building; floor 楼上upstairs 楼下downstairs

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