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Translingual
Etymology
Simplified from 濕 (𢇁 → 业) in Chinese and Japanese.
Han character
湿 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 水日廿金 (EATC), composition ⿰氵显)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 639, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17920
- Dae Jaweon: page 1046, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1675, character 2
- Unihan data for U+6E7F
Chinese
Japanese
Kanji
湿
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 濕)
- damp
- wet
- moist
Readings
Compounds