浅

qiǎn

shallow, not deep; superficial

How to write 浅, stroke by stroke

sound of moving water; shallow; light (color)

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 戋

Made of 氵 + 戋

肤浅fū qiǎnsuperficial; shallow
搁浅gē qiǎnto be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop
浅滩qiǎn tānshallows; shoal; sandbar
浅色qiǎn sèlight color
浅薄qiǎn bósuperficial
大浅盘dà qiǎn pánplatter
浮浅fú qiǎnskin-deep; superficial; shallow
深浅shēn qiǎndeep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum
浅尝qiǎn chángto merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink); (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
浅学qiǎn xuéshallow study; superficial; scant knowledge
浅易qiǎn yìeasy; simple; suitable for beginners
浅水qiǎn shuǐshallow water

他思想肤浅，这个我们知道就好。
tā sī xiǎng fū qiǎn ， zhè ge wǒ men zhī dào jiù hǎo 。
Between you and me, he's a shallow thinker.
一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。
yì tiáo shòu shāng de jīng yú zài hǎi tān biān gē qiǎn le 。
A wounded whale washed up on the beach.
他在工作中经验尚浅。
tā zài gōng zuò zhōng jīng yàn shàng qiǎn 。
He is still green at the job.
他喜欢比较浅的绿色。
tā xǐ huan bǐ jiào qiǎn de lǜ sè 。
He likes green in a lighter shade.
我睡觉很浅，容易醒。
wǒ shuì jiào hěn qiǎn ， róng yì xǐng 。
I'm a light sleeper.