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shèn

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shèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shèn | shen4
English translation
to seep, to permeate, to infiltrate

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About shèn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

shèn

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

water

Etymology of shèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵參

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

cān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and cān represents the sound. Simplified form of shèn .

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Words with shèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
渗透 shèntòu to permeate滲透
shèn to seep shèn
渗入 shèn rù to permeate滲入
渗出 shèn chū to seep out滲出
渗漏 shèn lòu seepage滲漏
渗水 shèn shuǐ water seepage滲水
渗透压 shèn tòu yā osmotic pressure滲透壓
渗流 shèn liú to seep滲流
渗出物 shèn chū wù exudate滲出物
渗析 shèn xī dialysis滲析
渗沟 shèn gōu sewer滲溝
渗坑 shèn kēng sewage pit滲坑

shèn Decomposition & Compounds

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