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濕

简湿 · 繁濕

Mandarin · pinyin shī

moist
wet

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湿: shī · wet, moist, humid, damp; illness

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character · Etymology 1

wet; damp; moist; humid
(traditional Chinese medicine) delayed; impassable
to wet; to dampen
(Cantonese, slang) horny (of a woman)

character · Etymology 2

an ancient river in Shandong

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese, vehicles) shaft; driveshaft (Classifier: 條／条 c)

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