浅

qiǎn

HSK 43 readings

“Sound of moving water” in Chinese is 浅 (qiǎn).

Other characters with the syllable qian: see all 17 →

Meaning

sound of moving water
shallow
light (color)

Example

一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。

A wounded whale washed up on the beach.

From 搁浅 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

qiǎnshallow / light (color)
jiānsound of moving water

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 浅

搁浅gēqiǎnto run aground; to become strandedHSK 7-9

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