Ideographic: To gargle 欶 water 氵; 欶 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for shù:

  • - to rinse one's mouth with water
  • - to gargleto wash the face and rinse the mouthto rinse one's mouth
  • - to gargleto rinse the mouth and wash the faceNatsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelistsLiang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition