TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
浸
浸 ＝ 氵 ＋ 𠬶
ㄐㄧㄣˋ · jìn
verb — to soak, steep, immerse
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
𠬶空the right side — a hand sweeping a broom
Water (氵) standing over a thing until it is wet through — to soak. From steeping, anything that seeps in slowly: 浸泡、浸透.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊薑丟進水裡（氵），半天——整個泡軟了。
A piece of ginger dropped in water (氵), and after a while — soaked soft all through.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)浸泡、浸水— to soak, steep常用
→浸透、浸潤— to soak through, permeate
⇒浸漸、漸浸— to seep in by degrees
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension