Memory phrase for the character: 浸

浸

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Meaning

to immerse, to soak, to steep, gradually

Pronunciation

jìn

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: var. of a hand holding a broom 帚

Mnemonic
 
The water in the broom gets soaked up.

Radicals

氵 waterSimplified from this water 水
handA hand with the forearm at the right and fingers stretched out to the left.
彐 handTraditionally, the radical 58 has the meaning: pig's head, or pig's snout. The trainer always uses it as “hand”, i.e. as a variant of , which shows a hand with the fingers pointing to the left. This often appears to be etymologically justified.




 Vocabulary

浸种 jìn zhǒng  to soak seeds (to make them germinate)
浸泡 jìn pào  to steep; to soak; to immerse
浸入 jìn rù  to soak; to dip
浸渍 jìn zì  to soak; to macerate
浸渍 jìn zì  

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