Definitions

shī (adjective) wet; moist; damp

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

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The character 湿 and its traditional form 濕 are phono-semantic compounds. The water radical 氵 on the left provides the semantic category of liquids and moisture. The right side supplies the phonetic component: 显 in the simplified form and 顯 in the traditional form. Its primary meaning denotes physical wetness, dampness, or high humidity. The simplification significantly reduced the character's complexity by replacing the intricate 顯 with the simpler 显, while the unchanged water radical 氵 preserves the direct visual association with moisture in both versions.

Example Sentences Hide

地板是湿的。

Dì bǎn shì shī de.

The floor is wet.

我的衣服湿透了。

Wǒ de yīfú shī tòu le.

My clothes are soaked wet.

雨后空气很湿润。

Yǔ hòu kōngqì hěn shīrùn.

The air is very humid after the rain.

湿毛巾不能放在床上。

Shī máojīn bù néng fàng zài chuáng shàng.

Wet towels should not be placed on the bed.

这个房间太潮湿了。

Zhège fángjiān tài cháoshī le.

This room is too damp.

湿气重的时候容易生病。

Shīqì zhòng de shíhòu róngyì shēngbìng.

When the humidity is high, it's easy to get sick.

他被雨淋得全身都湿了。

Tā bèi yǔ lín dé quánshēn dōu shī le.

He was caught in the rain and got wet all over.

植物生长需要湿润的土壤。

Zhíwù shēngzhǎng xūyào shīrùn de tǔrǎng.

Plants need moist soil to grow.