Dong Chinese dictionary

shèn

soak through

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 參 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

參 Sound component

cān, shēn, sān

take part in

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shèn

soak through, infiltrate; to seep; to ooze; to horrify

Most common words with 滲

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