懂中文 Dong Chinese

霑

zhān

be moistened

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 沾 represents the sound.

Components
雨 meaning component

雨  Meaning component

yǔ, yù

  

rain

沾 sound component

沾  Sound component

zhān

  

moisten

Evolution

霑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
霑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

霑  

zhān

be moistened, soaked; moisten

沾 (霑) 

zhān

variant of 沾[zhān]; to moisten

Most common words with 霑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

沾

to moisten

沾满

muddy

沾染

to be infected by

沾沾自喜

immeasurably self-satisfied

沾边

to be relevant