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Chinese symbol for “moist”

湿
shī
Traditional: 濕
moist; wet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for moist is 湿 (shī), defined as: moist; wet.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

湿 shī
wet, moist, humid, damp; illness
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “moist”

WordPinyinMeaning
润 (潤)rùnmoist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate
滋润 (滋潤)zī rùnmoist; humid
湿润 (濕潤)shī rùnmoist
润泽 (潤澤)rùn zémoist
泽 (澤)zépool; pond

Related words

Other words that share a character with 湿.

WordPinyinMeaning
湿地 (溼地)shī dìvariant of 湿地 (shī dì)
潮湿 (潮濕)cháo shīdamp; moist
湿度 (濕度)shī dùhumidity level
湿润 (濕潤)shī rùnmoist
湿透 (濕透)shī tòudrenched; 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.

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