qiǎn, jiān
shallow
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 淺
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
shallow | ||
skin-deep | ||
to run aground | ||
superficial | ||
light color |
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