懂中文 Dong Chinese

沁

qìn

soak into

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 心 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

心 sound component

心  Sound component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

沁 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
沁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
沁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

沁  

qìn

soak into, seep in, percolate; to seep; to percolate

Most common words with 沁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

沁

to seep

沁人心脾

to gladden the heart

科尔沁

Horqin or Xorchin, famous Mongolian archer

沁源

Qingyuan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Cháng​zhì], Shanxi

沁阳市

Qinyang county level city in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiāo​zuò], Henan