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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shēn深qiǎn浅

deep or shallow

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qiǎn浅xī析

primary, elementary or coarse analysis

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qiǎn浅shuǐ水

shallow water

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qiǎn浅hǎi海

shallow sea

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qiǎn浅tān滩

shallows

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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搁浮淤深析水海滩

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