两点水

name of "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) / see also 冫[bing1]

name of "ice" radical 冫[bing1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)

two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items

to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep

surname Shui

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes