Definition
渗 (shèn) means 'to seep, to ooze' — used for liquids slowly leaking through pores or cracks. It is a single verb, while 渗透 (shèn tòu) is a compound that adds the sense of 'permeating through' or 'infiltrating' (liquids, ideas, or forces). The sibling 惊吓 (jīng xià) is unrelated — it means 'to frighten'.
verb
to seepto ooze
Easily confused
- 掺chānlook-aliketo mix (one substance into another), to blend in, to adulterate (by adding something)
- 身shēnsound-alikebody
- 惨cǎnlook-aliketragic, disastrous, miserable
- 神shénsound-alike(noun) deity, god; spirit, soul
- 深shēnsound-alikedeep (of water, hole, color, etc.)
- 伸shēnsound-aliketo stretch; to extend
- 肾shènsound-alikekidney
- 审shěnsound-aliketo examine; to investigate (in a formal manner)
Examples
- 渗。Hànshuǐ cóng étóu shèn le chūlái.Sweat seeped out from the forehead.
- 渗。Yǔshuǐ mànmàn shèn jìn tǔrǎng lǐ.Rainwater slowly seeped into the soil.
- 渗，。Mòshuǐ shèn dào zhǐ shàng le, zìjì móhu le.The ink seeped onto the paper, blurring the writing.
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