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湿

shī

wet, moist, humid, damp; illness

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 显 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 12 strokes Common (18%)

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Component Breakdown

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clear, evident; prominent; to show

⿰氵显 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shuǐ

氵

water

3 strokes

xiǎn

显

clear, evident; prominent; to show

🔤 Pictophonetic: 日 (sun) provides meaning, 业 provides pronunciation

9 strokes HSK 5

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yè

业

business, profession; to study, to work

5 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 湿 (43)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to absorb / absorbent

xīshī

吸湿 ↗

to absorb / absorbent

均湿 ↗

jūnshī

to moisten evenly (e.g. in tanning leather)

jūnshī

均湿 ↗

to moisten evenly (e.g. in tanning leather)

润湿 ↗

rùnshī

to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet

rùnshī

润湿 ↗

to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet

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