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1.

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How to write 浅 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 浅

浅 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

浅

氵shuǐ · water

戋jiān

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4.

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5.

How to Use 浅

Shallow depth and surface

浅 (qiǎn) describes something that is not deep, either physically or in understanding.

浅显 • qiǎn xiǎn • simple • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

bù不

yào要

yīn因

wèi为

yī一

diǎn点

chéng

Information

Pinyinqiǎn

Meaninglight [colour]; shallow

Strokes8

Radical氵

Traditional淺

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1327

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄢˇ

UnicodeU+6D45

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氵shuǐ · water

+戋jiān

qiǎn浅

xiǎn显

simple

肤浅 • fū qiǎn • Superficial • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fū肤

qiǎn浅

Superficial

Shallow and stranded

浅 appears in phrases about shallow depth, strong benefit, or being stranded.

受益匪浅 • shòu yì fěi qiǎn • benefit greatly • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shòu受

yì益

fěi匪

qiǎn浅

benefit greatly

搁浅 • gē qiǎn • Strand / Be stranded • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gē搁

qiǎn浅

Strand / Be stranded

成

jì绩

jiù就

biàn变

dé得

qiǎn浅

bó薄

zì自

dà大

。

Don't become shallow and arrogant because of a little achievement.

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

zhé哲

xué学

wèn问

tí题

de的

lǐ理

jiě解

wèi未

miǎn免

guò过

yú于

fū肤

qiǎn浅

le了

。

His understanding of this philosophical issue is rather superficial.

xià夏

tiān天

shì适

hé合

chuān穿

qiǎn浅

sè色

de的

yī衣

fu服

。

Summer is suitable for wearing light-colored clothes

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

nèi内

róng容

hěn很

qiǎn浅

xiǎn显

yì易

dǒng懂

。

The content of this book is very simple and easy to understand

Zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

hěn很

qiǎn浅

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

zǒu走

guò过

qù去

。

This river is very shallow; we can walk across it.

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涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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