浸

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to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 彐 sound ( jì )

Components 氵彐冖又

immerse · Heisig RSH #2201

水 water + dunce

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
浸信会	Jìn xìn huì	Baptists
浸礼会	Jìn lǐ huì	Baptists
浸礼教	Jìn lǐ jiào	Baptist denomination
沉浸式	chén jìn shì	immersive
浸水	jìn shuǐ	to immerse in water; to drench; to inundate; irrigation water
预浸料	yù jìn liào	pre-preg (a type of composite material)
浸入	jìn rù	to soak; to dip
受浸	shòu jìn	to be baptized
浸剂	jìn jì	infusion (pharm.)
浸种	jìn zhǒng	to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage…
浸没	jìn mò	to immerse; to swamp
浸洗	jìn xǐ	to immerse; to rinse
沉浸	chén jìn	to soak; to permeate; to immerse
浸沉	jìn chén	to soak; to steep
浸泡	jìn pào	to steep; to soak; to immerse
浸猪笼	jìn zhū lóng	to drown sb in a wicker basket, a form of 沉潭[chen2 tan2]
浸透	jìn tòu	to soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate
浸染	jìn rǎn	to be contaminated; to be gradually influenced
浸淫	jìn yín	(literary) (of a liquid or vapor etc) to permeate; to saturate; to suffuse; (literary) (fi…
浸湿	jìn shī	to soak; to saturate

Characters sharing the sound component 彐 — compare how they read.