Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "沁", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "沁", and master the standard way of writing the character "沁".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 沁
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "沁" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
沁 [qìn]
Definitions:
1. To seep in; to moisten.
Example: 沁润 (to moisten). 沁人心脾 (to affect the heart deeply).
2. To draw water.
Example: “义泉虽至近,盗索不敢沁” (Even though the righteous spring is near, the thief does not dare to draw from it).
3. The head hanging down.
Example: 沁着头 (with the head hanging down).
4. To be absorbed in water.
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沁 [qìn] (as a noun)
- Original meaning: Qin River.
- Etymology: A phono-semantic compound; the water radical + the sound element associated with "heart."
1. Same as the original meaning (Qin River).
2. It flows southeast from the northeast of today's Qin County in Shanxi Province to the south into the Yellow River at Wuzhi County in Henan Province.
3. Place name (Qin County); located in southern-central Shanxi Province.
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沁 [qìn] (as a verb)
1. To seep in; to ooze; to permeate.
2. To absorb water.
Example:
- 如: 沁绿 (to ooze green); 沁溢 (to seep and overflow).
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沁 [qìn] (as a verb)
1. To seep in; to ooze; to permeate.
Example:
- 唐·韩愈《同宿联句》: “义泉虽至近,盗索不敢沁” (Even though the righteous spring is near, the thief does not dare to draw from it).
2. To absorb water.