jiā

浃

Character · VerbTraditional浹

soaked through; pervade

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to soak through; to drench; to pervade

literary

A classical/literary word, often used metaphorically to describe something penetrating or reaching everywhere. Most common in the idiom 汗流浃背.

Tā他
pǎo跑
wán完
bù步
hòu后
hàn汗
liú流
jiā浃
bèi背
 。

He was drenched in sweat after running.

Ēn恩
zé泽
jiā浃
yú于
sì四
hǎi海
 。

Imperial favor pervades throughout the land.

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Yī一
chǎng场
dà大
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
 ,
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
jiā浃
tòu透
le了
tǔ土
rǎng壤
 。

After the heavy rain, the water soaked deep into the soil.