滲

imbued with

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Readings

滲 centers on a liquid or quality gradually soaking in and spreading through something, leaving it imbued or permeated.

滲みにじみ
blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
滲むにじむ
N1
to run (of liquid); to spread; to bleed; to blot
滲みやすいにじみやすい
easily flowing (ink, make-up, etc.); easy spreading
滲み出すにじみだす
to ooze out; to seep
滲入しんにゅう
permeation
滲出性しんしゅつせい
exudative
滲出性下痢しんしゅつせいげり
exudative diarrhea
滲出性中耳炎しんしゅつせいちゅうじえん
exudative otitis media; secretory otitis media; middle ear effusion; glue ear
滲出性体質しんしゅつせいたいしつ
exudative diathesis
滲炭しんたん
carburizing; carburising; cementation
滲炭鋼しんたんこう
cement steel

滲 combines 氵 (water) with 參, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of seeping or mixing in. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Water 氵 seeps into the complex shape 參, like liquid slowly soaking through layers until everything is imbued.

For シン, imagine a thin liquid seeping into a porous surface: thin -> シン, and the water gradually imbues the material.