洗xǐ

form (簡體) of 洗 consists of the water radical 氵 plus the component 先, which serves both as a phonetic and a semantic element. The original pictograph depicted a hand (or person) under water, capturing the act of cleansing, and the simplified form preserves this visual logic. Commonly seen in 洗手 (wash hands) and 洗澡 (take a bath), 洗 directly evokes the notion of rinsing away dirt. --- Modern simplified form (簡體) of 活 merg