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浸 (jìn) refers to soaking something in a liquid, emphasizing the act of submerging, while 浹 (jiā) emphasizes saturation or drenching.
Be careful not to confuse 浹 with similar-sounding characters that convey different meanings. This word is generally used in informal contexts, especially when describing the state of objects or environments. Common collocations include 浹湿 (drenched) and 浹透 (soaked through).
Although 浹 is not part of the HSK vocabulary, it connects well with HSK 3 and 4 words like 湿 (wet) and 水 (water). Students should focus on recognizing the character in context, particularly in descriptions of weather or states of objects.
Learners often confuse 浹 with 湿 (wet), leading to sentences like '这件衣服是浹' (This piece of clothing is drenched), which is incorrect. The correct phrasing should convey the action, such as '这件衣服被雨浹了' (This piece of clothing was drenched by the rain).
Pronunciation of 浹
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Etymology of 浹
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 夹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 浹.
water
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Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 夹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 浹.
- 1The meaning half氵 carries the sense.
- 2The sound half夾 is there for the reading, not the meaning.
- 3The giveawaywater
- 4On the record aspictophonetic.
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How to say to saturate, to drench; wet, damp in Chinese
“to saturate, to drench; wet, damp” in Chinese is浹
The character 浹 (jiā) refers to the action of saturating or drenching something with water or another liquid. It is commonly used in contexts where something becomes thoroughly wet or damp, such as clothing after rain or soil after irrigation. This character carries a sense of complete saturation, as opposed to merely being wet.
When to use 浹
Be careful not to confuse 浹 with similar-sounding characters that convey different meanings. This word is generally used in informal contexts, especially when describing the state of objects or environments. Common collocations include 浹湿 (drenched) and 浹透 (soaked through).
浹 or something close to it
浸 (jìn) refers to soaking something in a liquid, emphasizing the act of submerging, while 浹 (jiā) emphasizes saturation or drenching.
What learners get wrong
Learners often confuse 浹 with 湿 (wet), leading to sentences like '这件衣服是浹' (This piece of clothing is drenched), which is incorrect. The correct phrasing should convey the action, such as '这件衣服被雨浹了' (This piece of clothing was drenched by the rain).
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You can say '这件衣服被雨浹了' (This piece of clothing was drenched by the rain).
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