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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)

浅陋
qiǎnlòu
shallow and crude
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
浅见
qiǎnjiàn
shallow opinion
浅说
qiǎnshuō
simple introduction
浅近
qiǎnjìn
simple
浅露
qiǎnlù
blunt
浅显
qiǎnxiǎn
plain
浅鲜
qiǎnxiǎn
meager
浅黑
qiǎnhēi
dark
短浅
duǎnqiǎn
narrow and shallow
粗浅
cūqiǎn
shallow

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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