浅(qiǎn)

HSK 48 strokesTrad. 淺
Readingsqiǎnjiān

sound of moving water

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Character information

Pinyin
qiǎn / jiān
Meaning
sound of moving water
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
淺

Origin & structure

Where 浅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵戋

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 戋 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ戋jiān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 浅 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 浅

Common words using 浅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gē搁qiǎn浅
HSK 7-9

to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and…

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fú浮qiǎn浅

skin-deep; superficial; shallow

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yū淤qiǎn浅

to silt up

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jiāo交qiǎn浅yán言shēn深

(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers

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shòu受yì益fěi匪qiǎn浅

to benefit (from)

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hài害rén人bù不qiǎn浅

(idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm

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cái才shū疏xué学qiǎn浅

(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance…

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shēn深rù入qiǎn浅chū出

to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)

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搁浮淤交言深受益

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