Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified
淺
浅

shallow/light (color)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

qiǎn, jiān

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄢˇ, ㄐㄧㄢ

Jyutping

cin2

Example sentences

暴風雨 擱淺
暴风雨 搁浅

That ship ran aground in the storm.

我們 可以 過去
我们 可以 过去

The water in this river is very shallow; we can walk across.

說話 總是 不知 深淺 經常 氣氛 尷尬
说话 总是 不知 深浅 经常 气氛 尴尬

He always speaks without knowing the proper measure, often making the atmosphere very awkward.

沙灘 留下 我們 深淺 不一 足跡
沙滩 留下 我们 深浅 不一 足迹

Footprints of varying depths were left on the beach.

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