Memory phrase for the Kanji: 浅


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Meaning shallow (water), light (color)

Pronunciation

jiān, qiǎn

Explanation

Left: water , right: two and halberd

Mnemonic


 
Water covering only two halberds is too shallow.

Radicals

Water
two halberds
halberd
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 Vocabulary

 深浅  shēn qiǎn  deep or shallow; depth (of the sea); limits of decorum
 浅色  qiǎn sè  light color
 浅海  qiǎn hǎi  shallow sea; sea less than 200 meters deep
 搁浅  gē qiǎn  to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop
 浅尝辄止  qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ  to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly
 浅尝辄止  qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ  

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