濡(rú)

17 strokes

dilatory

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Character information

Pinyin
rú
Meaning
dilatory; to moisten
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 濡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵需

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 需 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ需xū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 濡 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 濡

Common words using 濡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhān沾rú濡

to moisten

Open 沾濡 page →
rú濡rěn忍

compliant; submissive

Open 濡忍 page →
rú濡rǎn染

to infect; to influence; to dip (in ink)

Open 濡染 page →
yǐ以mò沫xiāng相rú濡

see 相濡以沫[xiang1 ru2 yi3 mo4]

Open 以沫相濡 page →
xiāng相rú濡yǐ以mò沫

(lit.) (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (idiom)

Open 相濡以沫 page →
ěr耳rú濡mù目rǎn染

to be influenced

Open 耳濡目染 page →

Related characters

From 濡’s common words

沾忍染以沫相耳目

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