浴 (yù): bath, to bathe
浴 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “bath.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 谷 (phonetic). It ranks #2231 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 浴 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- bath
- to bathe
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 浴
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浴缸noun | yù gāng | bathtub |
| 淋浴verb | lín yù | to take a shower |
| 沐浴verb | mù yù | to bathe |
| 浴盆noun | yù pén | bathtub |
| 日光浴noun | rì guāng yù | sunbathing |
| 浴巾noun | yù jīn | bath towel |
| 浴池noun | yù chí | public bath |
| 浴衣noun | yù yī | bathrobe |
| 洗浴verb | xǐ yù | to bathe |
| 浴帽noun | yù mào | shower cap |
| 浴场noun | yù chǎng | bathing spot |
| 浴血adjective | yù xuè | bathed in blood |
| 浴血奋战 | yù xuè fèn zhàn | (idiom) to fight bravely amid bloodshed and great sacrifice |
| 浴液noun | yù yè | body wash |
| 浴火重生phrase | yù huǒ chóng shēng | to rise from the ashes (idiom) |
浴 appears in 48 compound words: 42 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 31 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 浴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 浴.
Example Sentences
清晨的浴面波光粼粼，倒映着岸边的柳树。
qīng chén de yù miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .
The early morning water shimmered with ripples, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.
发明洗澡吃橙子的人是个天才?揭秘“浴室水果”背后的科学与乐趣
fā míng xǐ zǎo chī chéng zǐ de rén shì gè tiān cái ? jiē mì yù shì shuǐ guǒ bèi hòu de kē xué yǔ lè qù
The man who invented the bath and eating oranges was a genius? Uncover the science and fun behind "Bathroom Fruit"
人母何雁诗“股惑”游越南 着比坚尼晒日光浴一转身惊为天人!
rén mǔ hé yàn shī gǔ huò yóu yuè nán zhe bǐ jiān ní shài rì guāng yù yī zhuǎn shēn jīng wéi tiān rén !
Mother He Yanshi "Stock Confusion" traveled to Vietnam in a bikini and sunbathed in a bikini, and turned around and was amazed!
...弄坏舅父iPad 遭衣架打及用杯盖掟伤头浴血
. . . nòng huài jiù fù i P a d zāo yī jià dǎ jí yòng bēi gài 掟 shāng tóu yù xiě
... He broke his uncle's iPad, was hit on a hanger, and threw a cup lid on his head, causing blood to pour blood
京都浴屏设计独特 告别传统浴帘缺点
jīng dōu yù bǐng shè jì dú tè gào bié chuán tǒng yù lián quē diǎn
Kyoto's bath screen design is unique, say goodbye to the shortcomings of traditional shower curtains
饭店一晚6000 大厅却躺死蟑螂 浴巾泛黄又湿
fàn diàn yī wǎn 6 0 0 0 dà tīng què tǎng sǐ 蟑 螂 yù jīn fàn huáng yòu shī
The hotel is 6,000 a night, but the lobby is lying dead, and the bath towel is yellow and wet
有人把她淹死在浴缸里。
Yǒurén bǎ tā yānsǐ zài yùgāng lǐ.
Somebody had drowned her in the bathtub.
小木屋沐浴在月光之中。
Xiǎo mù wū mùyù zài yuèguāng zhīzhōng.
The little cabin was bathed in moonlight.
这个淋浴的莲蓬头太低了。
Zhège línyù de liánpengtóu tài dī le.
The shower head in this shower is too low.
艾德蒙多躲在浴室的角落。
ài dé mēng duō duǒ zài yùshì de jiǎoluò.
Edmundo hid in the back corner of the bathroom.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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