渗 (shèn): to seep, to ooze, to horrify
渗 (shèn) is a Chinese character meaning “to seep.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 参 (phonetic). It ranks #2433 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 渗 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 seep
- to ooze
- to horrify
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渗透 | shèn tòu | (lit. and fig.) to permeate |
| 渗入 | shèn rù | to permeate |
| 渗出 | shèn chū | to seep out |
| 渗漏 | shèn lòu | seepage |
| 渗水 | shèn shuǐ | water seepage |
| 渗透压 | shèn tòu yā | osmotic pressure |
| 渗出物 | shèn chū wù | exudate |
| 反渗透法 | fǎn shèn tòu fǎ | (Tw) Anti-infiltration Act (2020), which regulates the influence of entities deemed foreign hostile forces |
| 渗人 | shèn rén | horrifying |
| 反渗透 | fǎn shèn tòu | anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) |
| 渗色 | shèn sè | bleeding |
| 渗流 | shèn liú | to ooze |
| 逆渗透 | nì shèn tòu | reverse osmosis |
| 渗析 | shèn xī | dialysis |
| 渗凉 | shèn liáng | to feel the penetrating chill of cold air |
渗 appears in 20 compound words: 85 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 15 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 渗 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渗边玩耍，捉小鱼小虾。
hái zǐ men xǐ huān zài qīng 澈 de shèn biān wán shuǎ , zhuō xiǎo yú xiǎo xiā .
Children love to play along the clear seepage edges, catching little fish and shrimp.
修国安法反渗透 陆委会:可强化数位空间防护
xiū guó ān fǎ fǎn shèn tòu lù wěi huì : kě qiáng huà shǔ wèi kōng jiān fáng hù
Regarding the National Security Law and Anti-Infiltration Measures: Mainland Affairs Council Says It Can Strengthen Cybersecurity
油尖旺举行讲座教居民拆解渗水难题 民政专员盼促进邻里和谐
yóu jiān wàng jǔ háng jiǎng zuò jiào jū mín chāi jiě shèn shuǐ nán tí mín zhèng zhuān yuán pàn cù jìn lín lǐ hé xié
Yau Tsim Mong Holds Seminar to Help Residents Solve Water Seepage Problems; District Officer Hopes to Promote Neighborhood Harmony
逐个锁定藏身处!以色列渗透情报猎杀伊朗安全人员
zhú gè suǒ dìng zàng shēn chǔ ! yǐ sè liè shèn tòu qíng bào liè shā yī lǎng ān quán rén yuán
Pinpointing hideouts one by one! Israeli intelligence operations target Iranian security personnel
陆委会副主委:台人应正视中共统战渗透风险
lù wěi huì fù zhǔ wěi : tái rén yīng zhèng shì zhōng gòng tǒng zhàn shèn tòu fēng xiǎn
Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council: Taiwanese People Should Take the Risk of CCP United Front Penetration Seriously
将军澳环保大道咸水掣渗漏 日出康城及工业邨等多地停咸水
jiāng jūn ào huán bǎo dà dào xián shuǐ 掣 shèn lòu rì chū kāng chéng jí gōng yè 邨 děng duō dì tíng xián shuǐ
Saltwater leakage on Environmental Avenue in Tseung Kwan O Saltwater stop in many places such as LOHAS Park and industrial estates
骇客们找到渗透私人或公共网络的新方法。
Hàikè men zhǎodào shèntòu sīrén huò gōnggòng wǎngluò de xīn fāngfǎ.
Hackers find new ways of infiltrating private or public networks.
Character Family
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