浅 qiǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
浅
qiǎn
shallow; light in color
Character
Example phrases
- 这条河很浅。 Zhè tiáo hé hěn qiǎn. This river is very shallow.
- 杯子颜色浅。 Bēizi yánsè qiǎn. The cup is light in color.
- 水太浅了。 Shuǐ tài qiǎn le. The water is too shallow.