qiǎn

shallow

light (color)

water (氵) + phonetic (戋) = shallow or light

The water radical carries the meaning: shallow water, light in depth or color. 戋 mainly contributes the sound qiǎn and does not add semantic weight here.

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A phonetic component suggesting the qiǎn soundPhonetic
WaterSemantic

这条河很,小孩子可以在里面玩。

zhè tiáo hé hěn qiǎn, xiǎo háizi kěyǐ zài lǐmiàn wán。

This river is very shallow; children can play in it.

她今天穿了一件蓝色的裙子。

tā jīntiān chuān le yī jiàn qiǎn lán sè de qúnzi。

She wore a light blue dress today.

Words with 浅

中途搁浅

zhōng tú gē qiǎn

to run aground in mid-course

交情匪浅

jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn

to be very close

交浅言深

jiāo qiǎn yán shēn

(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers

受益匪浅

shòu yì fěi qiǎn

to benefit (from)

大浅盘

dà qiǎn pán

platter

害人不浅

hài rén bù qiǎn

(idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm

才疏学浅

cái shū xué qiǎn

(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...

搁浅

gē qiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

水浅养不住大鱼

shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)

浮浅

fú qiǎn

skin-deep; superficial; shallow

淤浅

yū qiǎn

to silt up

深入浅出

shēn rù qiǎn chū

to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)

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