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洇

yīn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (of liquid) to spread and soak in (paper, cloth, soil)
  2. 2 to bleed through / blot

Examples

这种纸太薄，墨水一写就洇。
Zhèzhǒng zhǐ tài báo, mòshuǐ yī xiě jiù yīn.
This paper is too thin — the ink spreads as soon as you write.
血已经把纱布洇湿了。
Xuè yǐjīng bǎ shābù yīn shī le.
Blood has already soaked through the gauze.

Tips

memory
Radical 氵 (water) on the left signals the liquid-spreading meaning. Most common in calligraphy contexts — describing what happens when ink hits absorbent rice paper (生宣).

Stroke Order

洇 yīn