浸淫

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Chinese

immerse; soak; steep
 
excessive; wanton; lewd
excessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene
trad. (浸淫)
simp. #(浸淫)
alternative forms 浸潯浸浔

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (14) (36)
Final () (139) (139)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tshim yim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰiɪm/ /jiɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰim/ /jim/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰjem/ /jem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰim/ /jim/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰiəm/ /iəm/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰĭĕm/ /jĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰi̯əm/ /i̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qīn yín
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cam1 jam4

Verb

浸淫

  1. (literary) to soak; to drench
  2. (literary) to imbue; to instill; to immerse
  3. (literary) to gradually spread; to approach; to encroach

Adverb

浸淫

  1. (literary) gradually