shèn

to seep

to ooze; to horrify

water (氵) + sound (参) = water seeping through

氵carries the core meaning: water slowly passing through a barrier, whether it horrifies you or dampens a wall. 参 mainly lends the shèn sound and does not add meaning here.

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水从墙缝里慢慢了进来。

shuǐ cóng qiáng fèng lǐ màn màn shèn le jìn lái。

Water slowly seeped in through the crack in the wall.

他的衬衫被汗水透了。

tā de chèn shān bèi hàn shuǐ shèn tòu le。

His shirt was soaked through with sweat.

Words with 渗

反渗透

fǎn shèn tòu

anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces)

反渗透法

fǎn shèn tòu fǎ

(Tw) Anti-infiltration Act (2020), which regulates the influence of entities deemed foreign hostile forces

渗人

shèn rén

horrifying; creepy

渗入

shèn rù

to permeate

渗出

shèn chū

to seep out

渗出物

shèn chū wù

exudate

渗坑

shèn kēng

sewage pit

渗析

shèn xī

dialysis

渗水

shèn shuǐ

water seepage

渗流

shèn liú

to ooze; to seep

渗凉

shèn liáng

to feel the penetrating chill of cold air

渗沟

shèn gōu

sewer

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