| 水 |
shuǐ niú | water buffalo |
| 水 |
Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ | water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 牛 |
Niú | surname Niu |
| 牛 |
niú | ox / cow / bull / CL:条,头 / newton (abbr. for 牛顿) / (slang) awesome |