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湿润 (shī rùn) — moist, damp, humid

Definition

A descriptive adjective for a mildly moist state (air, soil, eyes) — softer than 湿 ('wet'). 潮湿 is more about damp, sticky humidity.

adjective
moistdamphumid

Examples

  • 湿润。
    Nán fāng chūn tiān kōng qì hěn shī rùn.
    The air in the south is very humid in spring.
  • 湿润。
    Yǔ hòu tǔ rǎng biàn de shī rùn qǐ lái.
    After the rain, the soil became moist.
  • 湿润，。
    Tā de yǎn jing yǒu xiē shī rùn, dàn méi yǒu kū chū lái.
    Her eyes were a bit moist, but she didn't cry.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

湿shīmoist
润rùnmoist

湿 and 润 both mean moist, so it describes dampness.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 湿 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 潤; 润 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
閏
閏rùn潤rùn
Same sound today

The traditional form 潤 pairs 水 (water) with 閏, which gives the sound and means surplus, to show an ample amount of moisture; the simplified 润 is a later abbreviation.

Open 润 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 4Weather

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