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浅
淺
qiǎn
1. shallow
2. light (color)
HSK 5 Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

浅
qiǎn
shallow, superficial
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

搁浅
gēqiǎn
to be stranded (of ship)
浮浅
fúqiǎn
skin-deep
深浅
shēnqiǎn
deep or shallow
浅尝
qiǎncháng
dilettante
浅尝
qiǎncháng
dilettante
浅学
qiǎnxué
shallow study
浅易
qiǎnyì
easy
浅析
qiǎnxī
primary, elementary or coarse analysis
浅水
qiǎnshuǐ
shallow water
浅海
qiǎnhǎi
shallow sea
浅淡
qiǎndàn
light (color)
浅深
qiǎnshēn
depth (archaic)
浅滩
qiǎntān
shallows
浅白
qiǎnbái
simple
浅短
qiǎnduǎn
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
浅礁
qiǎnjiāo
shallow reef
浅耕
qiǎngēng
to scratch
浅色
qiǎnsè
light color
浅草
Qiǎncǎo
Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji
浅薄
qiǎnbó
superficial

Alternate Entries

浅
jiān
sound of moving water
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,720
Word Frequency Rank
6,117 of 84,292

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