Learn a Chinese Character - 湿 (Shī) - Wet/Moist

Chinese Character: 湿 (Shī - Wet/Moist)

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 氵（三点水） (radical: water)

笔画数: 12 (12 strokes)

结构分解: 形声字，从氵（与水相关）、显（xiǎn，表音），本义指含有较多水分或水蒸气的状态（如"潮湿"） (ideogram with "氵" (water) as radical and "显" indicating pronunciation, originally meaning containing more water or vapor (e.g., "damp"))

笔顺:

Stroke Order Animation

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Shī (first tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

湿指物体或环境含有较多水分（如"湿润的土壤"）或被水浸透（如"衣服湿了"） (Wet: object/environment with more water (e.g., "moist soil"); Soaked: saturated with water (e.g., "wet clothes"))

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

作形容词时表状态（如"空气很湿"）；常与"润""潮"等词搭配（如"湿润""潮湿"）；可重叠为"湿湿的"（如"头发湿湿的"） (Adjective: describe state (e.g., "air is wet"); often paired with "润/潮" (e.g., "moist/damp"); reduplicated form "湿湿的" (e.g., "hair is slightly wet"))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

中国南方气候湿润（如"梅雨季节"），"湿"常描述环境特征；中医认为"湿气"影响健康（如"祛湿"），体现对自然环境与身体关系的关注 (Southern China has a humid climate (e.g., "plum rain season"), where "湿" often describes environmental features. Traditional Chinese medicine links "dampness" to health (e.g., "expelling dampness"), reflecting attention to the relationship between environment and body)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

雨后的草地湿润柔软。(Yǔ hòu de cǎo dì shī rùn róu ruǎn.)
The grass is moist and soft after the rain.

他的衣服被大雨淋得湿透了。(Tā de yī fú bèi dà yǔ lín de shī tòu le.)
His clothes were soaked through by the heavy rain.

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

"湿"由"氵"（水）和"显"（显示）组成，想象水显示出来就是潮湿的状态，通过"水+显示"的关联轻松记住"湿"的核心含义 ("湿" is composed of "氵" (water) and "显" (show). Imagine water showing up to create a wet state, associating "water + show" to remember the core meaning "wet")

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