濕

See also: 湿
濕 U+6FD5, 濕
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6FD5
← 濔
[U+6FD4] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 濖 →
[U+6FD6]

Translingual

Japanese 湿
Simplified 湿
Traditional 濕

Han character

濕 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 水日女火 (EAVF), four-corner 36133, composition ⿰氵㬎)

Derived characters

  • 𤒴

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 655, character 22
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18483
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1065, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1769, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+6FD5

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
儑 *ŋɯːms, *ŋɯːb, *ŋaːb
濕 *ŋ̊ʰl'ɯːb, *hŋjɯb
漯 *tŋ̊ʰɯːb
礘 *ŋɯːb
隰 *ljɯb
溼 *hŋjɯb

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋ̊ʰl'ɯːb, *hŋjɯb): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 㬎 (xiǎn).

Etymology 1

trad. 濕/溼
simp. 湿

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 濕
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 書 (26)
Final (韻) 緝 (141)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 失入切
Baxter syip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɕiɪp̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɕip̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɕjep̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɕip̚/
Li
Rong 		/ɕiəp̚/
Wang
Li 		/ɕĭĕp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɕi̯əp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		shi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		sap1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 濕
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		shī
Middle
Chinese 		‹ syip ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[qʰ]ip/
English to flap (the ears)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 濕
Reading # 2/2
No. 11447
Phonetic
component
Rime
group 		緝
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		溼
Old
Chinese 		/*hŋjɯb/
Notes 同溼見經典

Definitions

濕

  1. wet; damp; moist; humid
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) delayed; impassable
  3. to wet; to dampen
  4. (Cantonese, slang) horny (of a woman)

Usage notes

  • In Hokkien, 濕／湿 refers to damp things, used mostly with floorboards, houses, or a wide space, 溡／𪶄 (chhî) refers to slightly moist things, while 澹 (tâm) refers to wet things.
Synonyms
  • (wet):
Dialectal synonyms of 濕 (“wet”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 濕
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 濕
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 濕
Taiwan 濕
Malaysia 濕
Singapore 濕
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 濕
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 濕
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 濕
Xi'an 濕
Xining 濕
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 濕
Wuhan 濕
Guiyang 濕
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 潮, 濕
Hefei 潮
Cantonese Guangzhou 濕
Hong Kong 濕
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 濕
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 濕
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 濕
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 濕
Macau 濕
Guangzhou (Panyu) 濕
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 濕
Guangzhou (Conghua) 濕
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 濕
Foshan 濕
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 濕
Foshan (Shunde) 濕
Foshan (Sanshui) 濕
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 濕
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 濕
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 濕
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 削
Zhuhai (Doumen) 削
Jiangmen (Baisha) 濕, 削
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 濕, 削
Taishan 削
Kaiping (Chikan) 濕, 削
Enping (Niujiang) 削, 濕
Heshan (Yayao) 濕
Dongguan 濕
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 濕
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 濕
Qingyuan 濕
Fogang 濕
Yingde (Hanguang) 濕
Yangshan 濕
Lianshan (Butian) 濕
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) 濕
Shaoguan 濕
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 濕
Renhua 濕
Lechang 濕
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 濕
Sihui 濕
Guangning 濕
Deqing 濕
Huaiji 濕
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 濕
Yunfu 濕
Xinxing 濕
Luoding 濕
Yunan (Pingtai) 濕
Yangjiang 濕
Xinyi 濕
Lianjiang 濕
Nanning 濕
Hepu (Lianzhou) 濕
Danzhou 濕
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 濕
Singapore (Guangfu) 濕
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 濕
Gan Nanchang 濕
Hakka Meixian 濕
Changting 濕
Wuping 濕
Liancheng 濕
Ninghua 濕
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 濕
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 濕
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 濕
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 濕
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 濕
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 濕
Hong Kong 濕
Senai (Huiyang) 濕
Jin Taiyuan 濕
Northern Min Jian'ou 濕
Jian'ou (Dikou) 濕
Songxi 濕
Zhenghe 濕
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 濕
Jianyang 濕
Wuyishan 濕
Pucheng (Shibei) 濕
Eastern Min Fuzhou 濫
Fuzhou (Changle) 濫
Lianjiang 濫
Fuqing 濫
Pingtan 濫
Yongtai 濫
Minqing 濫
Gutian 濫
Pingnan 濫
Luoyuan 濫
Fu'an 澹, 濫
Ningde 澹, 濫
Xiapu 澹
Zherong 濫, 澹
Shouning 澹
Zhouning 澹
Fuding 澹
Matsu 濫
Southern Min Xiamen 澹
Xiamen (Tong'an) 澹
Quanzhou 澹, 濕
Jinjiang 澹
Nan'an 澹
Shishi 澹
Hui'an 澹
Anxi 澹
Yongchun 澹, 濕
Dehua 澹
Zhangzhou 澹
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 澹
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 澹
Hua'an 澹
Nanjing 澹
Pinghe 澹
Zhangpu 澹
Yunxiao 澹
Zhao'an 澹, 濕
Dongshan 澹
Taipei 澹
Taipei (Wanhua) 澹
New Taipei (Tamsui) 澹
New Taipei (Sanxia) 澹
New Taipei (Pingxi) 澹
Kaohsiung 澹, 濕
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 澹, 濕
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 澹, 濕
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 澹, 濕
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 澹, 濕
Yilan 澹
Yilan (Toucheng) 澹, 濕
Changhua (Lukang) 濕
Tainan 澹
Tainan (Anping) 澹
Taitung 濕
Hsinchu 澹
Kinmen 澹
Penghu (Magong) 澹
Penghu (Xiyu) 澹
Penang (Hokkien) 澹
Singapore (Hokkien) 澹
Manila (Hokkien) 澹
Longyan 澹
Zhangping 澹
Datian 澹
Pingnan (Shangdu) 濕
Chaozhou 澹
Shantou 澹
Shantou (Chenghai) 澹
Shantou (Chaoyang) 澹
Jieyang 澹
Haifeng 澹
Bangkok (Teochew) 澹
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 澹
Singapore (Teochew) 澹
Leizhou 澹
Wenchang 澹
Haikou 澹
Qionghai 澹
Singapore (Hainanese) 澹
Puxian Min Putian 澹, 澬
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 泱
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 澹
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 澹
Xianyou 泱, 澹 rare, 澬
Xianyou (Fengting) 泱, 澹 rare, 澬
Xianyou (Youyang) 泱, 澹
Central Min Yong'an 濕
Sanming (Sanyuan) 濕
Sanming (Shaxian) 濕
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 澹
Shehua Fu'an 濕
Fuding 濕
Luoyuan 濕
Sanming 濕
Shunchang 濕
Hua'an 濕
Guixi (Zhangping) 濕
Cangnan 濕
Jingning (Hexi) 濕
Lishui 濕
Longyou 濕
Chaozhou 濕
Fengshun 濕
Wu Shanghai 濕
Suzhou 濕, 潮
Hangzhou 潮
Wenzhou 濫, 濕
Xiang Changsha 濕
Shuangfeng 濕
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “wet”): 乾／干 (gān)

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad. 濕/溼
simp. 湿
alternative forms 漯

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 濕
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 透 (6)
Final (韻) 合 (160)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 他合切
Baxter thop
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/tʰʌp̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/tʰəp̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/tʰɒp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/tʰəp̚/
Li
Rong 		/tʰᴀp̚/
Wang
Li 		/tʰɒp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/tʰăp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		ta
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		taap3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 濕
Reading # 1/2
No. 11440
Phonetic
component
Rime
group 		緝
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		錔
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋ̊ʰl'ɯːb/

Definitions

濕

  1. an ancient river in Shandong

Compounds

  • 濕陰 / 湿阴

Etymology 3

trad. 濕/溼
simp. 湿

From English shaft.

Pronunciation

Definitions

濕

  1. (Cantonese, vehicles) shaft; driveshaft (Classifier: 條／条 c)

Compounds

  • 橫濕 / 横湿 (Cantonese)
  • 直濕 / 直湿 (Cantonese)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 濕 – see 隰 (“low wet land; newly cultivated field; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 隰).

Japanese

Shinjitai

湿

Kyūjitai

濕

Kanji

濕

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 湿)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): しつ (shitsu)、しゅう (shū)
  • Kun: しめる (shimeru, 濕る)

Korean

Hanja

濕 • (seup) (hangeul 습, revised seup, McCune–Reischauer sŭp, Yale sup)

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Vietnamese

Han character

濕: Hán Nôm readings: thấp

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