浃 (jiā): to soak through; to drench

Meanings

他跑得汗流浃背。

Tā pǎo de hànliújiābèi.

He ran so hard that he was drenched in sweat.

这番话让他感动得浃髓沦肌。

Zhè fān huà ràng tā gǎndòng de jiā suǐ lún jī.

These words moved him to the very core.

usage

Best known from 汗流浃背 ('sweat soaks the back') — drenched in sweat, from hard work, heat, or fear. The core sense is being thoroughly soaked through.

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The water radical, the left-side form of 水, carries the idea of liquid soaking right through something.

phonetic

夹 jiā

to press between

Supplies the sound directly: 夹 is read jiā, matching the whole character.

浃 jiā