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霑
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be moistened

HSK 10
Nature →Weather
テン
うるお.う、うるお.い
점
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 沾 represents the sound.
Components
雨 rain+ 沾 soak =
霑 be moistened
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
沾 Phonetic component
zhān soak
variant of 沾[zhān]
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Notes
Similar Characters
屚 to leak雷 thunder需 need电 electric (simp)雩 offer sacrifice for rain雪 snow雯 cloud patterns雲 cloud (trad/jp)雳 crashing (simp)零 zero雹 hail電 electricity (trad/jp)雾 mist (simp)霁 to clear up after rain (simp)霂 fine霄 sky霅 thunder霆 a sudden peal of thunder震 quake霈 torrential rains
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
霑
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
沾益 [Zhān​yì] #58,899
Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[Qǔ​jìng], Yunnan
沾益县 [Zhān​yì​xiàn] #61,088
Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[Qǔ​jìng], Yunnan
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
⭐ 潤う [うるおう] #14,511
to become moist
⭐ 潤す [うるおす] #22,652
to moisten
均てん [きんてん] #184,287
dividing (profits, etc.) equally