湿

shī

wet

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

显 sound component

  Sound component

xiǎn

  

evident, make visible, clear

Evolution

湿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
湿 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
湿 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
湿 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

湿 () 

shī

wet, moist, humid, damp; an illness; moist; wet

湿 () 

shī

variant of |湿[shī]

Most common words with 湿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

湿

moist

潮湿

damp

湿地

wetland

湿度

humidity level

湿润

moist