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渗 Stroke Order — How to Write 渗

Stroke Order

渗 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

渗 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵参

渗 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 参 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 8 more strokes

渗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shèn

Meanings of 渗 in Chinese

1

shèn渗

To seep, permeate, or leak slowly, usually referring to liquid passing through a material.
雨水慢慢地渗入泥土中
Rainwater slowly seeps into the soil.

Common Words and Phrases with 渗

1
shèn渗gōu沟
An underground channel or pipe, typically below streets, for draining surface water; a sewer or drain.
为了有效排除路面积水,工程师们在街道下方设计了精密的渗沟系统。
To effectively drain surface water from roads, engineers designed a sophisticated system of subsurface drains beneath the streets.
2
shèn渗kēng坑
A seepage pit; a pit typically dug underground in a courtyard to drain sewage or stagnant water.
为了防止雨水在院子里积聚,我们挖了一个渗坑
To prevent rainwater from accumulating in the yard, we dug a seepage pit.
3
shèn渗liú流
Seepage flow refers to the slow movement of water or other fluid through a porous medium.
地下水的渗流速度受到土壤孔隙度和渗透性的影响。
The rate of groundwater percolation is affected by soil porosity and permeability.
4
shèn渗lòu漏
The slow escape of a liquid or gas through small holes or cracks; seepage.
管道出现渗漏,导致水资源浪费
Leakage in the pipeline is causing water resource wastage.
5
shèn渗lǜ滤
Percolation filtration; a continuous petroleum refining process where lubricants and waxes are passed through a clay bed to improve their color, odor, and stability.
在水处理过程中,污染物会通过土壤层进行渗滤,从而达到净化的目的。
During the water treatment process, pollutants percolate through the soil layers to achieve purification.
6
shèn渗rù入
To seep into or permeate, as a liquid, or to infiltrate an organization or territory gradually.
雨水通过屋顶的裂缝渗入了阁楼。
Rainwater seeped into the attic through cracks in the roof.
7
shèn渗shuǐ水
To seep or leak water.
这家新上市的公司因涉嫌对资产进行渗水,以虚增其账面价值而受到调查
The newly listed company is under investigation for allegedly watering its assets to artificially inflate its book value.
8
shèn渗tòu透
To permeate or seep through, often referring to liquids passing through porous materials, or figuratively, an influence or power gradually entering or penetrating something.
新的设计理念逐渐渗透到产品的每一个细节中。
The new design philosophy gradually permeated every detail of the product.

More words with 渗

  • shèn渗chū出ooze, exude
  • shèn渗tòu透xìng性Permeability, Perviousness
  • shèn渗tòu透dào到penetrate, infiltrate
  • shèn渗tòu透zài在permeate in, infiltrate in
  • shèn渗gōu沟xì系tǒng统French drain system, Drainage system
  • shèn渗shuǐ水qíng情kuàng况Water leakage, Seepage

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Questions about 渗

What does 渗 mean in Chinese?

渗 (shèn) means “To seep” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 渗?

渗 is pronounced shèn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 渗 have?

渗 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 渗?

渗 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 渗?

The radical of 渗 is 氵, and 渗 is a phono-semantic compound.

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