# 洗

| 洗 | U+6D17, &#27927; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6D17 |
| ← 洖 [U+6D16] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 洘 → [U+6D18] |

## Translingual
### Han character

洗 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 水竹土山 (EHGU), four-corner 3411$_1$, composition ⿰氵先)

#### Derived characters

* 箲 鍌 𢝚 𢱓 𤀗 𤂩 𪷮 𬈞

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 620, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17379
* Dae Jaweon: page 1016, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1608, character 8
* Unihan data for U+6D17

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 洗 | *sɯːlʔ, *sɯːnʔ |
| 先 | *sɯːn, *sɯːns |
| 銑 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 跣 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 毨 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 姺 | *sɯːnʔ, *srin |
| 筅 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 冼 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 箲 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 駪 | *srin |
| 兟 | *srin |
| 詵 | *srin |
| 侁 | *srin |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sɯːlʔ, *sɯːnʔ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 先 (OC *sɯːn, *sɯːns).

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/b-s(j)il ~ *m/b-sjal (“to wash; to bathe”) (STEDT). Cognate with 洒 (OC *sraːls, *sɯːlʔ, “to wash”), Tibetan བསིལ (bsil, “to wash”), Mizo sil (“to wash”); more distant cognates may include Burmese ဆေး (hce:, “to wash”).

#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xǐ (xi$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi$^3$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xi$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sé
    (Hailu, HRS): se$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sê$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xi$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): sǎi
* Eastern Min (BUC): sā̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sóe / sé / sére
    (Teochew, Peng'im): soi$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shi
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): si$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^3$
*** Yale: syǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii
*** Palladius: си (si)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xi
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^2$
*** Yale: sái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhai$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬai⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sé
*** Hakka Romanization System: se$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: se$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /se³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: se$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /se²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sê$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /se³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕi⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sǎi
*** Sinological IPA : /sai²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sā̤
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe
*** Tâi-lô: sué
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soea
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /sue⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen): /sue⁵³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /sue⁴²/
*** IPA (Lukang): /sue⁵⁵/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé
*** Tâi-lô: sé
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sea
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /siei⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yilan, Tainan): /se⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sére
*** Tâi-lô: seré
* Xiamen, Quanzhou:
** sóe - colloquial;
** sé - literary.
* Middle Chinese: sejX
Rime :
| Character | 洗 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 先禮切 |
| Baxter | sejX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sei$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sei$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɛi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɛj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /sei$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /siei$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /siei$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sai$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤərʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːlʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 洗 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xǐ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sej$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ˁərʔ/ |
| English | wash |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 洗 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 13457 |
| Phonetic component | 先 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 洗 |
| Old Chinese | /*sɯːlʔ/ |

##### Definitions

洗
* to wash; to rinse
    洗衣 ― xǐyī ― to wash clothes
    洗碗 ― xǐwǎn ― to wash the dishes
* to clean; to purify
* to redress; to right
* (religion) baptism
    洗禮／洗礼 ― xǐlǐ ― baptism
    施洗 ― shīxǐ ― to administer baptism; to baptize
    受洗 ― shòuxǐ ― to receive baptism; to be baptized
    From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 19:3
    Bǎoluó shuō: “Zhèyàng, nǐmen shòu de shì shènme xǐ ne?” Tāmen shuō: “Shì Yuēhàn de xǐ.” [Pinyin]
    He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
* to kill and loot; to sack
    清洗 ― qīngxǐ ― to purge
    洗劫 ― xǐjié ― to loot
* (photography) to develop (a photo)
    沖洗／冲洗 ― chōngxǐ ― to develop a photo
* (photography, figurative, colloquial) to print (a photo) from digital camera
* to clear; to erase (a recording, a file, etc.)
* (card games) to shuffle
    洗牌 ― xǐpái ― to shuffle cards
       Zhèxiē pái hái méi xǐ guò. [Pinyin]
       These cards haven't been shuffled yet.
* (derogatory) to whitewash
    這都能洗？／这都能洗？ ― Zhè dōu néng xǐ? ― You can even cover up something like this?
    From: 2020 December 2, 马马 (username), comment on the answer from 百安居 (username) to the question “如何看待山东一成年公民疑似被亲属雇佣「假警察」强制送到戒网瘾机构，进行非法拘禁和强制「医疗」？”, on Zhihu
    Guǎn bù le shì yīhuíshì, yùdào yǒurén bào'àn, jǐngchá jiù yǒu yìwù qù héshí shìqíng de zhēnshíxìng, zhège shì lián lì'àn dōu méiyǒu! Dúzhí shì méi dé xǐ le! [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Northern Min) to give birth to; to beget
    From: 1896, Séng Iŏ̤ Cṳ̌ing Sṳ́: Gṳ̄ing-nǎing Hǔ gâ̤ Tǔ-kióng (Lô̤-mǎ Cī), Mǎ-tuo̿i Hŭ-éng 1:2
    Ngā-bă-là-hǎng sǎi Ì-să; Ì-să sǎi Ngǎ-gŏ̤; Ngǎ-gŏ̤ sǎi Iǔ-duōi iáu Iǔ-duōi gâ̤ hiáng-dī [Kienning Colloquial Romanized]
    Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren

###### Synonyms

* (to wash):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 洗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 洗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 洗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 洗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 洗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 洗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 洗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 洗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 洗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 洗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 洗 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 洗 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 洗 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 洗 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 洗 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 洗 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 洗 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 汏 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 汏, 淨 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 汏 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 汏 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 汏 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 汏 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 汏 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 汏 |
| Wu | Changshu | 汏 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 汏 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 汏 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 洗, 揩, 汏 |
| Wu | Liyang | 洗 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 洗 |
| Wu | Yixing | 汏 |
| Wu | Danyang | 洗 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 洗 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 洗 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 代, 汏 rare |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 汏 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 汏, 洗 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 汏 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 洗 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 洗 |
| Wu | Ningbo | ⿰氵丈 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 汏 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 洗, 汏 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 洗, 盪 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 洗, 汏 rare |
| Wu | Jinhua | 洗, 汏 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 洗 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 洗 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 洗 |
* (to develop a photo): 沖洗／冲洗 (chōngxǐ)
* (to give birth to):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 生 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 生 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 生 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 生 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 生, 臊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 生, 臊 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 生 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 生 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 生 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 生 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 生 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 洗 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 生 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 生 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 生 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 生 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 生 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 生 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 生 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 生 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 養 especially of human beings, 生 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 養 especially of human beings, 生 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 生 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 生 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 生 |

##### Compounds

* 一貧如洗 / 一贫如洗 (yīpínrúxǐ)
* 乾洗 / 干洗 (gānxǐ)
* 以血洗血 (yǐxuèxǐxuè)
* 伐毛洗髓
* 免洗餐具
* 刷洗
* 刮腸洗胃 / 刮肠洗胃
* 剾洗 / 𠛅洗 (khau-sé) (Min Nan)
* 受洗 (shòuxǐ)
* 囊空如洗
* 家貧如洗 / 家贫如洗
* 拆洗 (chāixǐ)
* 擦洗 (cāxǐ)
* 梳洗 (shūxǐ)
* 水洗 (shuǐxǐ)
* 沖洗 / 冲洗 (chōngxǐ)
* 洗三
* 洗兵
* 洗出作用
* 洗刮
* 洗刷 (xǐshuā)
* 洗削更革
* 洗剝 / 洗剥
* 洗劫 (xǐjié)
* 洗印 (xǐyìn)
* 洗城
* 洗垢匿瑕
* 洗垢尋痕 / 洗垢寻痕
* 洗垢求瘢
* 洗垢索瘢
* 洗塵 / 洗尘 (xǐchén)
* 洗心
* 洗心換骨 / 洗心换骨
* 洗心滌慮 / 洗心涤虑
* 洗心自新
* 洗心革志
* 洗心革意
* 洗心革面 (xǐxīngémiàn)
* 洗手 (xǐshǒu)
* 洗手不幹 / 洗手不干
* 洗手奉職 / 洗手奉职
* 洗手池 (xǐshǒuchí)
* 洗手錢 / 洗手钱
* 洗手間 / 洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān)
* 洗拂
* 洗拭
* 洗換 / 洗换
* 洗泥
* 洗淨 / 洗净 (xǐjìng)
* 洗清
* 洗淨鉛華 / 洗净铅华
* 洗溝球 / 洗沟球
* 洗滌 / 洗涤 (xǐdí)
* 洗澡 (xǐzǎo)
* 洗濯 (xǐzhuó)
* 洗煤
* 洗燙 / 洗烫
* 洗牌 (xǐpái)
* 洗牙 (xǐyá)
* 洗盞更酌 / 洗盏更酌
* 洗盤 / 洗盘
* 洗盪 / 洗荡 (xǐdàng)
* 洗眼 (xǐyǎn)
* 洗石
* 洗碗機 / 洗碗机 (xǐwǎnjī)
* 洗禮 / 洗礼 (xǐlǐ)
* 洗練 / 洗练 (xǐliàn)
* 洗耳
* 洗耳恭聽 / 洗耳恭听 (xǐ'ěrgōngtīng)
* 洗耳拱聽 / 洗耳拱听
* 洗耳諦聽 / 洗耳谛听
* 洗胃 (xǐwèi)
* 洗脫 / 洗脱 (xǐtuō)
* 洗腎 / 洗肾 (xǐshèn)
* 洗腦 / 洗脑 (xǐnǎo)
* 洗臉 / 洗脸 (xǐliǎn)
* 洗衣板 (xǐyībǎn)
* 洗衣機 / 洗衣机 (xǐyījī)
* 洗衣粉 (xǐyīfěn)
* 洗衫 (sai2 saam1)
* 洗錢 / 洗钱 (xǐqián)
* 洗鍊 / 洗炼 (xǐliàn)
* 洗雪 (xǐxuě)
* 洗面 (xǐmiàn)
* 洗面皂
* 洗面革心
* 洗頭 / 洗头 (xǐtóu)
* 洗髮劑 / 洗发剂 (xǐfàjì)
* 洗髮水 / 洗发水 (xǐfàshuǐ)
* 洗髮精 / 洗发精 (xǐfàjīng)
* 淘洗
* 清洗 (qīngxǐ)
* 清貧如洗 / 清贫如洗
* 湔洗
* 漿洗 / 浆洗 (jiāngxǐ)
* 漂洗 (piǎoxǐ)
* 漱洗
* 濯纓洗耳 / 濯缨洗耳
* 盥洗 (guànxǐ)
* 盥洗室 (guànxǐshì)
* 盥洗盆 (guànxǐpén)
* 眼淚洗面 / 眼泪洗面
* 筆洗 / 笔洗 (bǐxǐ)
* 聖洗 / 圣洗 (shèngxǐ)
* 血洗 (xuèxǐ)
* 許由洗耳 / 许由洗耳
* 貓兒洗臉 / 猫儿洗脸
* 赤貧如洗 / 赤贫如洗
* 身貧如洗 / 身贫如洗
* 金盆洗手 (jīnpénxǐshǒu)
* 革面洗心 (gémiànxǐxīn)
* 領洗 / 领洗 (lǐngxǐ)
* 飲灰洗胃 / 饮灰洗胃

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sin$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sián
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^3$
*** Yale: syǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
*** Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sin$^2$
*** Yale: sín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sin$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːn³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sián
*** Tâi-lô: sián
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siern
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴¹/
* Middle Chinese: senX
Rime :
| Character | 洗 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 蘇典切 |
| Baxter | senX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sen$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sen$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɛn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɛn$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /sen$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /sien$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /sien$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sin$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*sˤərʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːnʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 洗 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xiǎn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sen$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*sˁərʔ/ |
| English | wash |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 洗 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 13460 |
| Phonetic component | 先 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 銑 |
| Old Chinese | /*sɯːnʔ/ |

##### Definitions

洗
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to wash one's feet
* a surname

##### Compounds

* 太子洗馬 / 太子洗马
* 姑洗 (gūxiǎn)
* 洗然
* 洗馬 / 洗马

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): sai$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^2$
*** Yale: sái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯³⁵/

#### Definitions

洗
* (Cantonese) Alternative form of 使 (“to need”)

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 洗 – see 㭠 (“large jujube”). (This character is a variant form of 㭠).

### Etymology 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 洗 – see 洒 (“respectful; fearful”). (This character is a variant form of 洒).

### References

* “洗”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* to wash

#### Readings

* Go-on: さい (sai)、せん (sen, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: せい (sei)、せん (sen, Jōyō)
* Kun: あらう (arau, 洗う, Jōyō)

## Korean
### Hanja

洗 (eumhun 씻을 세 (ssiseul se))
* hanja form of 세 (“wash”)

#### Compounds

* 세탁 (洗濯, setak, “laundry”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

洗: Hán Nôm readings: tẩy, dẫy, giẫy, rải, rảy, tiển
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