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湿

shī

wet

A shirt dripping into a puddle
Memory picture

Character

湿 shī

Strokes
12
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 显 clear, evident
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 衣服湿了。 Yī fu shī le. The clothes got wet.
  • 地上很湿。 Dì shang hěn shī. The floor is very wet.
  • 头发还是湿。 Tóu fa hái shì shī. The hair is still wet.

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