---
title: "Hanshui Meaning: 汗水 (sweat) or 酣睡 (to sleep soundly)?"
description: "汗水 (hànshuǐ) means “sweat”. Not the hanshui you heard? See 酣睡. Hear its tones, see what 汗 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 汗水 mean?

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汗水 hànshuǐ

## sweat

## Its characters

1. 汗 hàn sweat
2. 水 shuǐ water

## In a sentence

他的衣服被汗水湿透了。 His clothes were soaked with sweat.

[More about 汗水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%97%E6%B0%B4)

## Other words said hanshui

- [酣睡hānshuìto sleep soundly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%85%A3%E7%9D%A1)

## More words with 汗 or 水

- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)
- [口水 kǒushuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koushui)
- [矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangquanshui)
- [泪水 lèishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leishui)
- [流水 liúshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushui)
- [潜水 qiánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianshui)

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