MOIST 濕濕
COVERED by or MIXED with LIQUID, TYPICALLY with WATER.
Old Chinese Criteria
2. The current common word is rú 濡, and this word refers to being wet through and through.
3. Zhān 沾 / 霑 refers to moistening by rain.
4. Rùn 潤 refers to things that are mildly moistened (and look glossy).
5. Jiàn 漸 refers to things getting gradually moistened.
6. Wò 渥 is a poetic referring to something being wet on the outside.
7. Jìn 浸 refers to water seeping into something so as to make it moist, and the word focusses not on something getting wet, but on the water seeping into it. The word is thus marginal in the group.
Modern Chinese Criteria
濕淥淥
濕淋淋
濕透
透濕
浸濕
沾濕
濕
沾
濡染
漬
浥
浸潤
浸透
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
- A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages
(
BUCK 1988)
p.
15.83 - De differentiis
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DIFFERENTIAE I)
p.
442 595. Ex Serv. ad ill. 10 Eclog. Uvidus hiberna venit de glande Menalcas.
]
595. Inter Uvidum et humidum. Humidum est, [col. 69A] quod extrinsecus habet aliquid humoris, uvidum vero quod intrinsecus; unde et uvae dictae.
- Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien
(
DOEDERLEIN 1840)
p.
WET
uvidus and udus refers to wetness which consists entirely of water or other fluid particles.
humidum and humectum refers to the wetness which is caused by water soaking through something otherwise dry.
- Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik
(
SCHMIDT 1889)
p.
66 - 王力古漢語字典
(
WANG LI 2000)
p.
641 濕，溼
- 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典
(
HONG CHENGYU 2009)
p.
266
Words
濡 rú OC: njo MC: ȵi̯o 16 AttributionsWD
The current common word is rú 濡, and this word refers to being wet through and through.
- Syntactic words
- vadNwet
- vibe moist
- vichangebecome wet; become soaked;
- vtoNcausative(cause to be wet>) make wet, wetten, moisten, make wet; soak (for cleaning)
- vtoNN=massbe soaked
濕 shī OC: qhljɯb MC: ɕip 10 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nmoisture
- nabfeaturemoistness
- nmsubj=nonhumanwhat is (most) moist
- vadVin damp places; exposed to moisture
- vibe damp; moist; wet
- vi0it is damp
濕 shī OC: qhljɯb MC: ɕip
濕 shī OC: qhljɯb MC: ɕip 8 AttributionsWD
Shī 濕 refers to wetness as a property of surface or of the whole object.
- Syntactic words
- nabstativemoisture; humidity
- nsubjectsomething that is moist
- vadNmoist; humid
- vibe moist; be humid; be damp
- vichangebecome moist and humid
沾 zhān OC: krlem MC: ʈiɛm
霑 zhān OC: krlem MC: ʈiɛm 5 AttributionsWD
Zhān 沾/霑 refers to moistening by rain.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativemoisten
沃 wò OC: qowɡ MC: ʔuok 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe moist and shiny
- vtoNcausativemoisten; enrich with (a liquid)
漸 jiān MC: tsjem OC: tsam 3 AttributionsWD
Jiàn 漸 refers to things getting gradually moistened.
- Word relations
- Synon: 沾 / 霑/MOIST
Zhān 沾/霑 refers to moistening by rain.
- Syntactic words
- vichangebecome (slowly) moist, be moistened
- vtoNcausativemoisten
- vtoNcausativebe dipped into
潤 rùn OC: njuns MC: ȵʷin 3 AttributionsWD
Rùn 潤 refers to things that are mildly moistened (and look glossy).
- Syntactic words
- nmmoisture
- nmfigurativeenriching influence
- vadNmoist and glossy
- vibe moist; contain a high moisture content
- vtoNcausativemoisten
澤 zé OC: ɡrlaaɡ MC: ɖɣɛk 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nmoisture
- vigradedbe moist 甚澤
浸 jìn OC: skims MC: tsim 2 AttributionsWD
Jìn 浸 refers to water seeping into something so as to make it moist, and the word focusses not on something getting wet, but on the water seeping into it. The word is thus marginal in the group.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNseep into and moisten
瀼 ráng OC: njaŋ MC: ȵi̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vi.redbe all moist; (of dew:) be abundant
汎 fàn MC: phjomH OC: phloms 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- viactspinkle; put water on
湛 zhàn OC: ɡrluumʔ MC: ɖɣɛm 1 AttributionWD
- Word relations
- Ant: 枯 / 枯㱠/DRY
Gǎo 槁 and kū 枯 (ant. rùn 潤 "lush") are common words referring specifically to dryness of trees and sometimes other plants.
- Syntactic words
- vibe soaking wet
- vtoNcausativeto soak; steep
灑 sǎ OC: sbreelʔ MC: ʂɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativesprinkle in order to make wet
蒸 zhēng OC: kjɯŋ MC: tɕɨŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- nmmoisture; moist substance
濕潤 shī rùn OC: qhljɯb njuns MC: ɕip ȵʷin 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vichangeget moist
潤濕 rùn shī OC: njuns qhljɯb MC: ȵʷin ɕip 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturedampness
- VPibe damp
濟濡 jì rú OC: tsiils njo MC: tsei ȵi̯o 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativemoisten thoroughly
蒙潤 méng rùn OC: mooŋ njuns MC: muŋ ȵʷin 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPichangebecome moist
溼 shī MC: syip OC: qhljɯbCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- nabthe moist; rainy days; rainCH
汙 wù OC: qʷlaas MC: ʔuo̝ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabfeaturemoisture, wetness
浥 yì OC: qrɯb MC: ʔip
浥 yè OC: qab MC: ʔi̯ɐp 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe wet
渥 wò OC: qrooɡ MC: ʔɣɔk 0 AttributionsWD
Wò 渥 is a poetic referring to something being wet on the outside.
- Syntactic words
- vibe moist; be rich (in taste)
- vtoNmoisten
瀸 jiān OC: tsem MC: tsiɛm 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcausativemoisten
霑 zhān OC: krlem MC: ʈiɛm 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- virain-wet
燥濕 zào shī OC: saawʔ qhljɯb MC: sɑu ɕip 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturerelative moistness/dryness
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