jiàn

gradual

gradually

water (氵) + [sound: jiàn] (斩) = gradual flow

Water seeps and spreads slowly — the water radical carries the sense of something flowing in stages. 斩 contributes the sound jiàn, not the meaning.

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天气渐变冷了。

tiān qì jiàn jiàn biàn lěng le。

The weather is gradually getting cold.

他的身体渐恢复了健康。

tā de shēn tǐ jiàn jiàn huī fù le jiàn kāng。

His body gradually recovered its health.

Words with 渐

逐渐

zhú jiàn

gradually

金渐层

jīn jiàn céng

golden British shorthair (cat)

银渐层

yín jiàn céng

silver British shorthair (cat)

防微杜渐

fáng wēi dù jiàn

to nip in the bud (idiom)

循序渐进

xún xù jiàn jìn

in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally

杜渐防萌

dù jiān fáng méng

to nip in the bud

日渐

rì jiàn

to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day

渐冻人症

jiàn dòng rén zhèng

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neurone disease (MND)

渐冻症

jiàn dòng zhèng

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS

渐弱

jiàn ruò

to fade out

渐快

jiàn kuài

to speed up gradually

渐慢

jiàn màn

to slow down gradually

More characters with 氵