湿 (shī): wet
湿 (shī) is a Chinese character meaning “wet.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 显 (phonetic). It ranks #1727 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 湿 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
- wet
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 湿
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湿润adjective | shī rùn | moist |
| 湿漉漉adjective | shī lù lù | damp |
| 湿地noun | shī dì | variant of 濕地|湿地 |
| 湿疹noun | shī zhěn | eczema |
| 风湿noun | fēng shī | rheumatism |
| 浸湿verb | jìn shī | to soak |
| 湿气noun | shī qì | moisture |
| 加湿器noun | jiā shī qì | humidifier |
| 风湿热noun | fēng shī rè | rheumatic fever |
| 阴湿adjective | yīn shī | dark and moist |
| 润湿verb | rùn shī | to moisten (e.g. of rain) |
| 拉鲁湿地国家自然保护区 | lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū | Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa |
| 类风湿因子 | lèi fēng shī yīn zǐ | rheumatoid factor |
| 相对湿度noun | xiāng duì shī dù | relative humidity |
| 绝对湿度 | jué duì shī dù | absolute humidity |
湿 appears in 52 compound words: 38 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 33 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 湿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
梅雨季节空气很潮湿，衣服放在衣柜里容易发霉。
Méiyǔ jìjié kōngqì hěn cháoshī, yīfu fàng zài yīguì lǐ róngyì fāméi.
During the rainy season, the air is very humid, and clothes stored in wardrobes easily get moldy.
韩国瑜为何喊“湿纸覆面”?刘宝杰惊爆:他看到蓝营1悲惨危...
hán guó 瑜 wéi hé hǎn shī zhǐ fù miàn ? liú bǎo jié jīng bào tā kàn dào lán yíng bēi cǎn wēi . . .
Why did Han Yu shout "wet paper cover"? Liu Baojie was shocked: He saw the tragic danger of Blue Camp 1...
春天祛湿汤水合集|身体湿气重疲倦乏力精神差 中医...
chūn tiān 祛 shī tāng shuǐ gě jí shēn tǐ shī qì chóng pí juàn fá lì jīng shén chā zhōng yī . . .
Spring dampness removal soup collection|Body dampness, fatigue, fatigue, poor spirits, traditional Chinese medicine...
天气/把握最后暖阳!明锋面报到湿凉 228连假雨区再扩大
tiān qì bǎ wò zuì hòu nuǎn yáng ! míng fēng miàn bào dào shī liáng lián jiǎ yǔ qū zài kuò dà
Weather/Seize the last warm sun! Mingfeng reported that it was wet and cool, and the rain area was expanded again for 228 consecutive holidays
天气》今变天转湿凉 228连假泡汤 雨最大时间曝
tiān qì jīn biàn tiān zhuǎn shī liáng lián jiǎ pāo tāng yǔ zuì dà shí jiān pù
Weather" Today's weather turns wet and cool, 228 consecutive holidays are in the hot spring, and the rain is exposed at the maximum time
...一晚6000 大厅却躺死蟑螂 浴巾泛黄又湿
. . . yī wǎn dà tīng què tǎng sǐ 蟑 螂 yù jīn fàn huáng yòu shī
$6000 a night, yet dead cockroaches lie in the lobby. Bath towels are yellowed and damp.
12月份巴厘岛极其炎热和潮湿。
12 yuèfèn Bālí Dǎo jíqí yánrè hé cháoshī.
It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
台湾的夏天很潮湿闷热。
Táiwān de xiàtiān hěn cháoshī mēnrè.
Summers in Taiwan are sweltering.
地面仍然很湿滑，看来比赛要被取消了。
Dìmiàn réngrán hěn shī huá, kànlai bǐsài yào bèi qǔxiāo le.
The ground is still wet. As likely as not, the game will be canceled.
我遇上了阵雨被淋得全身湿透。
Wǒ yùshàng le zhèn yǔ bèi lín de quánshēn shītòu.
I was caught in a shower and got drenched to the skin.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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