How to Write 溽 (rù) — Meaning “damp and hot; humid”

Imagine a room filled with steam (氵) where the air feels so heavy it humiliates you (辱, meaning 'to disgrace'). That sticky, uncomfortable feeling is exactly 溽 — humid and muggy.

The left radical 氵 (three dots) should be written compactly and slightly above center. The right side 辱 has a narrow 辰 on top and a short 寸 below; be careful not to make the 寸 too wide, or the character will lose balance.

溽 (rù) means damp heat, while 涪 (fú) is a place name (e.g., Fúlíng) and has a different right component (咅). 涫 (guān) means to boil or bubble, and its right side is 官; unlike 溽, it has no sense of humidity.

溽 is used in literary and weather descriptions, especially in terms like 溽暑 (muggy summer heat) and 溽热 (damp heat). It appears in classical poetry to evoke the oppressive feeling of southern China's summer, but is rare in everyday speech.

Common words containing 溽 include: 溽热 (rù rè) — damp heat; muggy; 溽暑 (rù shǔ) — muggy summer heat; 潮溽 (cháo rù) — humid and muggy.