Chinese symbol for “moist”
湿
shī
Traditional: 濕
moist; wet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for moist is 湿 (shī), defined as: moist; wet.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “moist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 润 (潤) | rùn | moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate |
| 滋润 (滋潤) | zī rùn | moist; humid |
| 湿润 (濕潤) | shī rùn | moist |
| 润泽 (潤澤) | rùn zé | moist |
| 泽 (澤) | zé | pool; pond |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 湿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湿地 (溼地) | shī dì | variant of 湿地 (shī dì) |
| 潮湿 (潮濕) | cháo shī | damp; moist |
| 湿度 (濕度) | shī dù | humidity level |
| 湿润 (濕潤) | shī rùn | moist |
| 湿透 (濕透) | shī tòu | drenched; wet through |
See also: Japanese symbol for “moist”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.