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
浅显
qiǎnxiǎn
simple and clear; easy to understand
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这位教授能把抽象理论讲得浅显而不失严谨。 Zhè wèi jiàoshòu néng bǎ chōuxiàng lǐlùn jiǎng de qiǎnxiǎn ér bù shī yánjǐn. This professor can explain abstract theories in a simple way without losing rigour.
- 这本书写得浅显易懂，特别适合初学者。 Zhè běn shū xiě de qiǎnxiǎn yì dǒng, tèbié shìhé chūxuézhě. This book is written simply and easy to understand, especially suitable for beginners.
- 他用浅显的语言向孩子们解释了这个科学原理。 Tā yòng qiǎnxiǎn de yǔyán xiàng háizimen jiěshì le zhè ge kēxué yuánlǐ. He explained this scientific principle to the children in simple language.
Related words
- 浅 qiǎn shallow; light in color
- 肤浅 fūqiǎn superficial; shallow
- 搁浅 gēqiǎn to run aground; to be stranded; to stall
- 受益匪浅 shòuyìfěiqiǎn to benefit greatly; to gain a great deal
- 明显 míngxiǎn obvious
- 显得 xiǎnde to seem; to look
- 显然 xiǎnrán obviously
- 显示 xiǎnshì to show; to display
- 显著 xiǎnzhù obvious; noticeable
- 显 xiǎn to appear; to show
- 凸显 tūxiǎn highlight; make prominent
- 显而易见 xiǎn'éryìjiàn obvious; clearly evident