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濡

rú

to moisten, to immerse; wet, damp

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

HSK 17 strokes Uncommon (46%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to need, to require; must

⿰氵需 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shuǐ

氵

water

3 strokes

xū

需

to need, to require; must

💡 Ideographic: Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow

14 strokes HSK 3

yǔ

雨

rain

📷 Pictographic: Rain drops falling from a cloud 帀

8 strokes HSK 1

zā

帀

to rotate, to revolve, to make a circuit

4 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

jīn

巾

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

📷 Pictographic: A curtain or towel hanging from a rack

3 strokes HSK 4

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

ér

而

and, and then, and yet; but

6 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 濡 (8)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

dilatory / to moisten

rú

濡 ↗

dilatory / to moisten

濡染 ↗

rúrǎn

to infect / to influence / to dip (in ink)

rúrǎn

濡染 ↗

to infect / to influence / to dip (in ink)

濡毫 ↗

rúháo

to dip the pen into ink / to write

rúháo

濡毫 ↗

to dip the pen into ink / to write

濡沫涸辙 ↗

rúmòhézhé

to help each other out in hard times (idiom)

rúmòhézhé

濡沫涸辙 ↗

to help each other out in hard times (idiom)

to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances

xiāngrúyǐmò

相濡以沫 ↗

to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances