"Dip" is a Chinese character and its pinyin is "zhàn" and its tone is the third tone.

The word "dip" first appeared in Shuowen Jiezi (说文解字), and its original meaning was to dip food with chopsticks. Later, the word was gradually extended to mean the action and method of dipping liquid, paste and other substances with hands or utensils.

In modern Chinese, "浸" is generally used to indicate the action and method of dipping or smearing a liquid or paste with a hand or utensil. For example, "I dipped a cookie in milk" and "He dipped a bit of soy sauce in his chopsticks and put it in his mouth."

In addition, "dip" can also form some common words, such as "dip in water", "dip in ink", etc., which means to dip or dip in water or ink.

All in all, "浸" is a commonly used Chinese character to indicate the action and method of dipping or smearing a liquid or paste or other substance with a hand or utensil. It originated from ancient Chinese characters and has been widely used in modern Chinese, and is an integral part of our daily life.