濕 meaning and stroke order
Wet, moist, humid, damp; illness
How to write 濕, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 濕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- moist
- wet
How 濕 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 㬎 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 濕
濕 (shī) is water 氵 on the left plus 㬎 on the right, which gives the sound. Picture water soaking into everything on the right side until it is wet through.
濕 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it as 湿. It describes things that are wet or air that is humid, and it often appears in words like 潮濕 (cháoshī, damp) and 濕度 (shīdù, humidity). Example: 我的衣服都濕透了。(Wǒ de yīfu dōu shītòu le.) My clothes are soaked through.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 濕 (shī, wet) with 顯 (xiǎn, to show), because both contain the 㬎 part. Remember that 濕 has water 氵 on the left, while 顯 has 頁 on the right. Also keep the tone flat and high: shī, not shí.
Common words with 濕
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 濕
How many strokes are in 濕?
濕 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 濕 mean?
濕 (shī) means wet, moist, humid, damp; illness. A common word with it is 潮湿 (cháoshī), meaning "damp; moist".
How do you pronounce 濕?
濕 is pronounced shī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 濕?
The radical of 濕 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 濕 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 濕?
濕 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 湿, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 濕 and 潮?
濕 (shī) is the general word for wet, like clothes after rain. 潮 (cháo) usually means slightly damp or humid, like a wall or the air in a basement. They combine in 潮濕 (cháoshī), meaning damp or moist.
Why does 濕 appear in words about health?
In traditional Chinese medicine, 濕氣 (shīqì, dampness) is thought to be a cause of illness. That is why the definition includes illness, and people may say a person has too much 濕氣 in the body.