浸 (jìn): to immerse, to soak, to steep
浸 (jìn) is a Chinese character meaning “to immerse.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic). It ranks #2284 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 浸 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to immerse
- to soak
- to steep
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak |
| 浸泡 | jìn pào | to steep |
| 浸透 | jìn tòu | to soak |
| 浸湿 | jìn shī | to soak |
| 浸入 | jìn rù | to soak |
| 浸水 | jìn shuǐ | to immerse in water |
| 浸没 | jìn mò | to immerse |
| 浸润 | jìn rùn | to permeate |
| 浸染 | jìn rǎn | to be contaminated |
| 浸渍 | jìn zì | to soak |
| 浸信会 | jìn xìn huì | Baptists |
| 浸礼会 | jìn lǐ huì | Baptists |
| 浸礼教 | jìn lǐ jiào | Baptist (Christian sect) |
| 沉浸式 | chén jìn shì | immersive |
| 预浸料 | yù jìn liào | pre-preg (a type of composite material) |
浸 appears in 22 compound words: 82 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 浸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
孩子们喜欢在清澈的浸边玩耍，捉小鱼小虾。
hái zǐ men xǐ huān zài qīng 澈 de jìn biān wán shuǎ , zhuō xiǎo yú xiǎo xiā .
Children love to play along the clear water's edge, catching little fish and shrimp.
湖北春灌有序推进 146个大中型灌区浸润农田
hú běi chūn guàn yǒu xù tuī jìn 1 4 6 gè dà zhōng xíng guàn qū jìn rùn nóng tián
Spring irrigation in Hubei is proceeding smoothly, with 146 large and medium-sized irrigation districts supplying water to farmland
夏威夷水坝恐溃堤逾4千人急撤 洪水淹浸街道车辆
xià wēi yí shuǐ bà kǒng kuì dī yú 4 qiān rén jí chè hóng shuǐ yān jìn jiē dào chē liàng
Over 4,000 Evacuated as Hawaii Dam Faces Collapse; Floodwaters Submerge Streets and Vehicles
...ery Shades of MUJI”沉浸登场 单笔消费即获免费咖啡
. . . e r y S h a d e s o f M U J I chén jìn dēng chǎng dān bǐ xiāo fèi jí huò miǎn fèi kā fēi
...“ery Shades of MUJI” Makes Its Debut—Get a Free Coffee with Any Purchase
沉浸式VR玩翻!高雄电影馆体感剧院第2季登场
chén jìn shì V R wán fān ! gāo xióng diàn yǐng guǎn tǐ gǎn jù yuàn dì 2 jì dēng chǎng
Get Ready for an Immersive VR Experience! Kaohsiung Film Center’s Motion Theater Returns for Season 2
... 宣布举办“Andy WarhoLA”沉浸式展览
. . . xuān bù jǔ bàn A n d y W a r h o L A chén jìn shì zhǎn lǎn
... Announced the "Andy WarhoLA" immersive exhibition
矛尖浸在一种致命的毒药里。
Máo jiān jìn zài yīzhǒng zhìmìng de dúyào lǐ.
The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
他需要参加柏柏尔语沉浸式课程。
Tā xūyào cānjiā Bòbò'ěr yǔ chénjìn shì kèchéng.
He needed a Berber language immersion course.
他完全沉浸于家庭生活中，不想工作了。
Tā wánquán chénjìn yú jiātíng shēnghuó zhōng, bù xiǎng gōngzuò le.
He is totally immersed in family life and has no wish to work.
我每天早上都会浸浴。
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu huì jìn yù.
I take a bath every morning.
Character Family
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