湿 shī wet
wet; moist; humid; damp
How to remember 湿: 氵 water + 显 clear = wet. The water from the sprinkler is so clear that the boy never sees it coming, and now his shirt is wet.
Component breakdown
湿 = 氵 water + 显 clear
- 氵 water
- 显 clear
The water from the sprinkler is so clear that the boy never sees it coming, and now his shirt is wet.
How it is used
- Straightforward adjective for wet, moist, or humid, with 干 gān (dry) as its clean antonym: 衣服还是湿的 (yīfu háishì shī de) - "the clothes are still wet." - 衣服干了 (yīfu gān le) the clothes are dry.
- 潮湿 cháoshī is the word for damp, muggy weather or a damp room (very common in weather talk and complaints about apartments), while 湿度 shīdù is the technical noun "humidity level."
- 湿地 shīdì (wetland) is a fixed environmental term, not a literal "wet ground."