漱 shù to gargle
to gargle; to rinse; to wash
How to remember 漱: 氵 water + 欶 to suck in = to gargle. Before the concert the tenor sips warm water, seems to suck in half the glass, and starts to gargle loudly backstage.
Component breakdown
漱 = 氵 water + 欶 to suck in
- 氵 water
- 欶 to suck in
Before the concert the tenor sips warm water, seems to suck in half the glass, and starts to gargle loudly backstage.
How it is used
- To rinse the mouth / gargle - 漱口 (shùkǒu) to rinse one's mouth, 漱口水 mouthwash.
- 洗漱 (xǐshù) = the morning/evening routine of washing face and brushing/rinsing.
- Bound morpheme; nearly always 漱口 or 洗漱.
- Note the reading shù, sometimes misread as sù.