浅
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jiān / qiǎn · shallow, superficial

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #5099
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Readings & meanings

浅 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

jiān

sound of moving water

qiǎn

shallow; light (color)

肤浅fū qiǎn · superficial
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 浅

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qiǎnshallow; light (color)
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Example sentences

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Zài tā de wén zhāng zhōng zǒng shì yǒu tài duō fū qiǎn de qiáo duàn.在他的文章中总是有太多肤浅的桥段。

There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.

Source: Tatoeba #502940 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì tiáo shòu shāng de jīng yú zài hǎi tān biān gē qiǎn le.一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。

A wounded whale washed up on the beach.

Source: Tatoeba #816502 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā sī xiǎng fū qiǎn, zhège wǒ men zhī dào jiù hǎo.他思想肤浅,这个我们知道就好。

Between you and me, he's a shallow thinker.

Source: Tatoeba #813534 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ hěn fū qiǎn.汤姆很肤浅。

Tom is shallow.

Source: Tatoeba #10484059 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān kōng shì qiǎn lán de.天空是浅蓝的。

The sky is light blue.

Source: Tatoeba #9990086 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiǎn jiān shān xiàn zài shì jì jìng de.浅间山现在是寂静的。

Mt. Asama is now dormant.

Source: Tatoeba #5655373 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 浅 in context

  1. Say jiān / qiǎn, then recall the core meaning: shallow, superficial.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 肤浅 (fū qiǎn), meaning “superficial”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 浅 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.