Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (淺)
Simplified (浅)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
浅
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
浅
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
浅
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
浅
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
浅
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
浅
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
浅
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
浅
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
浅
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
浅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
浅 / 淺 [jiān]
sound of moving water
浅 / 淺 [qiǎn]
shallow; light (color)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (53)
肤浅 [fūqiǎn] #8,498
skin-deep
搁浅 [gēqiǎn] #18,600
to be stranded (of ship)
浅薄 [qiǎnbó] #15,731
superficial
浅色 [qiǎnsè] #27,555
light color
受益匪浅 [shòuyìfěiqiǎn] #25,709
to benefit (from)
深浅 [shēnqiǎn] #38,120
deep or shallow
浅水 [qiǎnshuǐ] #32,566
shallow water
目光短浅 [mùguāngduǎnqiǎn] #26,161
to be shortsighted
浅显 [qiǎnxiǎn] #37,420
plain
浅滩 [qiǎntān] #36,177
shallows
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