shèn

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

渗 means to seep; to permeate; to leak slowly. Pronounced shèn. HSK 7-9.

  • to seep; to permeate; to leak slowly

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Jiù
shuǐ
guǎn
lǎo
huà
 
kāi
shǐ
shèn
shuǐ
le
 

The old water pipe has aged and started to leak water.

bāo
shāng
kǒu
de
bēng
dài
shàng
shèn
chū
le
xiān
xuè
 

Fresh blood seeped out through the bandage wrapping the wound.

Lián
de
ràng
shuǐ
shèn
jìn
le
xià
shì
 

Days of heavy rain made water seep into the basement.

shuǐ
shèn
dào
le
zhǐ
de
bèi
miàn
 
nòng
zāng
le
shū
běn
 

The ink seeped through to the back of the paper and stained the book.

Shā
de
shā
hěn
nán
liú
zhù
shèn
jìn
lái
de
shuǐ
 

Sand in the desert can barely hold onto rainwater that seeps in.