How to Write 湿 (shī) — Meaning “Wet; damp; humid.”

Imagine a wet floor: the water radical 氵 on the left represents the water, and the right part 显 reminds you that the wetness makes the surface "show" the water. So 湿 means "wet" because water appears.

Write the water radical 氵 first with three dots (short, angled strokes). Then the right side: start with 日 (a narrow sun shape) and finish with 业 (wider horizontal strokes). A common mistake is making the right side too wide or placing the third dot of 氵 too far from the other dots.

湿 (shī) means "wet" and uses water plus 显 (xiǎn). 流 (liú) means "flow" and uses water plus 㐬 (a flowing shape). 浙 (zhè) is only used for the river and province Zhejiang, with water plus 折 (zhé). Visually, 湿 has a flat top (显), while 流 has a slanted right side and 浙 has a left-falling stroke.

湿 is very common in weather descriptions, like 潮湿 (cháo shī) for "humid," and 弄湿 (nòng shī) for "to get wet." In traditional Chinese medicine, 湿气 (shī qì) refers to "dampness" in the body, which is believed to cause tiredness or joint pain.

Common words containing 湿 include: 湿润 (shī rùn) — Moist; humid.; 潮湿 (cháo shī) — damp; humid; 弄湿 (nòng shī) — to get wet.