Chinese symbol for “ooze”
渗流
shèn liú
Traditional: 滲流
to ooze; to seep
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ooze is 渗流 (shèn liú), defined as: to ooze; to seep.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ooze”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汪 | wāng | expanse of water; ooze |
| 淤泥 | yū ní | silt; sludge |
| 淤积 (淤積) | yū jī | to silt up; silt |
| 渗 (滲) | shèn | to seep; to ooze |
| 软泥 (軟泥) | ruǎn ní | soft mud; silt |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 渗流.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渗透 (滲透) | shèn tòu | (lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into |
| 渗入 (滲入) | shèn rù | to permeate |
| 渗漏 (滲漏) | shèn lòu | seepage; leakage |
| 渗出 (滲出) | shèn chū | to seep out; to exude |
| 渗水 (滲水) | shèn shuǐ | water seepage |
| 渗透压 (滲透壓) | shèn tòu yā | osmotic pressure |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange; exchange |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ooze”.
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