The kanji 浸 primarily conveys the idea of immersion, soaking, or penetration of a liquid into something. It describes the action of something being submerged or permeated by a liquid, often water. It implies a gradual process, where the liquid slowly enters or affects the object. It can also figuratively describe the permeation of ideas or influence.

・On-yomi (音読み): シン (shin) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ひた（す） (hita(su)), ひた（る） (hita(ru))

⚫︎ 浸水（しんすい） Translation: Flooding; inundation ⚫︎ 浸透（しんとう） Translation: Permeation; penetration; diffusion ⚫︎ 浸す（ひたす） Translation: To soak; to immerse; to steep

The kanji 浸 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It combines the water radical 氵 (also written as 水, meaning "water") with the phonetic component 㒛 (shin), which suggests the sound and originally related to the idea of being wet or soaked. The water radical 氵 gives the character its semantic meaning, indicating the involvement of water, while the other component provides the sound and further semantic clues related to the process of soaking or permeating.