渐(jiàn)

HSK 411 strokesTrad. 漸
Readingsjiànjiān

to imbue

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Character information

Pinyin
jiàn / jiān
Meaning
to imbue
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
漸

Origin & structure

Where 渐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵斩

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

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

Made of

氵shuǐ斩zhǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 渐 step by step

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

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Words with 渐

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

jiàn渐jiàn渐
HSK 4

gradually

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zhú逐jiàn渐
HSK 4

gradually

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xún循xù序jiàn渐jìn进
HSK 7-9

in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally

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rì日jiàn渐

to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with…

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jiàn渐ruò弱

to fade out; gradually weakening; diminuendo; decrescendo

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jiàn渐kuài快

to speed up gradually; faster and faster; (music) accelerando

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dù杜jiàn渐fáng防méng萌

to nip in the bud

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jiàn渐rù入jiā佳jìng境

(idiom) to gradually improve; to get better and better

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逐循序进日弱快杜

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