Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

moist; wet

Chinese: 含水分多、不干。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shi” becomes a different word in each tone. 湿 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist
  • 湿润shī rùnmoist
  • 湿度shī dùhumidity level
  • 湿地shī dìwetland
  • 比湿bǐ shīspecific humidity

Example Sentence

下过雨后,地面还是湿的。Xià guò yǔ hòu, dì miàn hái shì shī de.After the rain, the ground is still wet.

Xiàbelowguòto crossrainhòuempress地面dì miànfloor还是hái shìstill (as before)湿shīmoistdeof