Chinese symbol for “steep”
浸泡
jìn pào
to steep; to soak; to immerse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for steep is 浸泡 (jìn pào), defined as: to steep; to soak; to immerse.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “steep”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陡 | dǒu | steep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden |
| 沤 (漚) | òu | to steep; to macerate |
| 壁立千仞 | bì lì qiān rèn | (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing |
| 浸 | jìn | to immerse; to soak |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 浸泡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak; to permeate |
| 浸润 (浸潤) | jìn rùn | to permeate; to percolate |
| 浸透 | jìn tòu | to soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate |
| 浸入 | jìn rù | to soak; to dip |
| 浸水 | jìn shuǐ | to immerse in water; to drench; to inundate; irrigation water |
| 泡沫 | pào mò | foam; (soap) bubble |
| 泡泡 | pào pao | bubbles |
| 灯泡 (燈泡) | dēng pào | light bulb; see also 电灯泡 (diàn dēng pào) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “steep”.
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