qiǎn

shallow, not deep; superficial

HSK 5 #1721

DEFINITIONS

浅 qiǎn
  • shallow
  • light (color)
浅 jiān
  • sound of moving water

STROKES

WORDS

学 qiǎn xué shallow study; superficial; scant knowledge
层文字 qiǎn céng wén zì shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
希近求 qiǎn xī jìn qiú to aim low; to aim to get by; without lofty ambition
易 qiǎn yì easy; simple; suitable for beginners
析 qiǎn xī primary, elementary or coarse analysis
浮雕 qiǎn fú diāo bas-relief
淡 qiǎn dàn light (color); pale; vague (feeling)
深 qiǎn shēn depth (archaic)
源地震 qiǎn yuán dì zhèn shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
滩指示浮标 qiǎn tān zhǐ shì fú biāo bar buoy; buoy marking shallows or sandbar
白 qiǎn bái simple; easy to understand
短 qiǎn duǎn narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill); superficial
礁 qiǎn jiāo shallow reef; shoal
耕 qiǎn gēng to scratch; shallow plowing
草 qiǎn cǎo Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji
说 qiǎn shuō simple introduction; primer
近 qiǎn jìn simple
陋 qiǎn lòu shallow and crude; meager (knowledge or skill)
露 qiǎn lù blunt; direct (i.e. not tactful)
鲜 qiǎn xiǎn meager; slight
黄色 qiǎn huáng sè buff; pale yellow
黑 qiǎn hēi dark; gray; (of skin) lightly pigmented
眼皮子 yǎn pí zi qiǎn short-sighted
见识 jiàn shi qiǎn short-sighted
zī qiǎn inexperienced; junior (employee etc)