yīn
洇
spread; soak; permeate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of liquid) to spread out or permeate; to soak into
Specifically describes liquids such as ink bleeding into paper or water soaking into soil. Often used to describe paper quality that causes ink to feather or spread.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhǐ纸
xiě写
zì字
róng容
yì易
yīn湮
。
This kind of paper bleeds easily when you write on it.
Yòng用
shuǐ水
bǎ把
tǔ土
yīn湮
shī湿
。
Use water to dampen the soil.
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Mò墨
shuǐ水
yīn湮
kāi开
le了
，
zì字
jì迹
mó模
hu糊
bù不
qīng清
。
The ink has bled, making the writing blurry and indistinct.