浴 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “to bathe”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 谷 (valley), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 谷
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字「浴，洒身也。从水谷聲」；IDS 拆分 ⿰氵谷，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「氵」三点，笔画 3–9 与「谷」逐笔对应（3+7=10画）
Memory aid
Water (氵) flowing down into a valley (谷): a mountain pool where you bathe.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 浴室yù shìbathroom; shower room浴 = yù
- 沐浴mù yùto bathe浴 = yù
- 淋浴lín yùshower (bath)浴 = yù
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All readings
to bathe
to bathe; to wash the body; bath
洗澡，用水洗身体。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 浴室yù shìbathroom; shower room浴 = yù
- 沐浴mù yùto bathe浴 = yù
- 淋浴lín yùshower (bath)浴 = yù
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 浴 mean?
浴 (yù) means to bathe; to wash the body; bath.
How do you pronounce 浴?
It is pronounced yù.
What parts is 浴 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 谷 (valley), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字「浴，洒身也。从水谷聲」；IDS 拆分 ⿰氵谷，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「氵」三点，笔画 3–9 与「谷」逐笔对应（3+7=10画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 浴 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 浴?
氵. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 浴?
Common ones are 浴室 and 沐浴. The reading of 浴 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.