Memory phrase for the character: 浅

浅

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Meaning

shallow (water), light (color)

Pronunciation

jiān, qiǎn

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: two 二 and halberd 戈

Mnemonic
 
Water covering only two halberds is too shallow.

Radicals

氵 waterSimplified from this water 水
戋 two halberds
戈 halberd




 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
 

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