濡 - Dong Chinese dictionary

rú

immerse

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 (water) represents the meaning and 需 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

需 Sound component

xū

need

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

rú

immerse, moisten; wet, damp; dilatory; to moisten

Most common words with 濡

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	相濡以沫	mutual help in humble circumstances
	耳濡目染	to be influenced
	濡	dilatory
	濡湿	to moisten
	濡染	to infect

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*no	nyu	rú	wet, glossy

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4566th most common character in books

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