渗
shèn
to seep, to ooze
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 雨水渗进了土壤。Rainwater seeped into the soil.
- 汗水渗透了他的衬衫。Sweat soaked through his shirt.
Collocations
渗进渗透渗出渗水
Mnemonic
渗 shèn is a single character meaning for a liquid to seep, soak or leak (渗进 to seep in, 渗出 to ooze out, 渗水 to leak water). The 氵 (water) radical hints at liquid slowly penetrating. Figuratively it is used of ideas or forces infiltrating (渗透 to infiltrate). Korean renders it as "to seep, soak, infiltrate". As a single-syllable verb it combines well with result complements (进, 出, 透).
Related
渗透浸漏透
Quick check
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