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1.

Animated Stroke Order 渐

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 渐 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 渐

渐 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Center-Right

渐

渐=氵water+斩chop

Water (氵) gradually carves through a cart (斩), symbolizing slow progression or erosion.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 渐

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 渐 works in context.

Gradual Process

Indicates a step-by-step progression or gradual change.

逐渐 • zhú jiàn • gradually • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhú逐

jiàn渐

gradually

渐渐 • jiàn jiàn • gradually • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

jiàn渐

jiàn渐

gradually

循序渐进 • xún xù jiàn jìn • proceed in an orderly way and step by step • HSK 6

HSK 6

xún循

xù序

jiàn渐

jìn

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 渐 is used in context

tiān天

qì气

zhú逐

jiàn渐

biàn变

nuǎn暖

le了

。

The weather is gradually getting warmer

tiān天

sè色

jiàn渐

jiàn渐

àn暗

le了

xià下

lái来

xué学

xí习

xū需

yào要

xún循

xù序

jiàn渐

jìn进

。

Information

Pinyinjiàn

Meaninggradually

Strokes11

Radical氵

Traditional漸

StructureLeft-Center-Right

Frequency#1336

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˋ

UnicodeU+6E10

CangjieEIIL

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进

proceed in an orderly way and step by step

。

The sky gradually darkened.

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