渐 jiàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 斩 to chop, to cut, to sever
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
渐渐
jiànjiàn
gradually
Character
Example phrases
- 天渐渐黑了。 Tiān jiànjiàn hēi le. The sky gradually gets dark.
- 他渐渐好了。 Tā jiànjiàn hǎo le. He gradually gets better.
- 我渐渐懂了。 Wǒ jiànjiàn dǒng le. I gradually understand.