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seep

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shen4 shèn

Meaning


Primary

seep

Alternatives

seeping through, seeped through, seep into, seeps

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in the [4] bathroom of the [-(e)n] infirmary where he is taking a shower. However, he does not want to get his 厶 elbow 彡 hair wet, so he gets a third 厶 elbow to hold an umbrella between his 厶 elbows and the 氵 spray. Unfortunately it 滲 seeps through the umbrella and makes his 厶 elbow 彡 hair wet.

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