霑 meaning and stroke order
Moist, soaked; to moisten
How to write 霑, stroke by stroke
16 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 霑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 沾[zhan1]
- to moisten
How 霑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Rain.
雨 gives the meaning and 沾 hints at the sound.
Radical: 雨 (rain), shared by 42 characters on this site.
How to remember 霑
Rain 雨 (yǔ) falls on top of 沾 (zhān), which gives the sound and already means to wet. Picture rain soaking something until it is moist.
霑 is a variant of 沾 (zhān), and today it mostly appears in classical texts, poetry, or traditional-style writing. In everyday modern Chinese people write 沾 instead. Example: 淚霑衣 (lèi zhān yī), tears moisten the clothes.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 霑 in modern everyday writing where 沾 is the normal choice, such as 沾光 (zhānguāng). Also do not confuse 沾 with 粘 (zhān), which means to stick or glue.
Questions about 霑
How many strokes are in 霑?
霑 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 霑 mean?
霑 (zhān) means moist, soaked; to moisten.
How do you pronounce 霑?
霑 is pronounced zhān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 霑?
The radical of 霑 is 雨, which carries the idea of "rain". Dictionaries list 霑 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 霑?
霑 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 沾, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 霑 still used in modern Chinese?
Rarely. It shows up in classical poetry, calligraphy, names, and some traditional-character texts, but standard modern usage replaces it with 沾.
What is the difference between 霑 and 沾?
They share the same sound and the meaning to moisten. 霑 adds the rain radical to stress wetting by rain or dew, while 沾 is the general form and also covers extended meanings like to touch or to benefit from.