qiǎn

shallow, not deep; superficial

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

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)
灘 qiǎn tān shallows; shoal; sandbar
灘指示浮標 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
色 qiǎn sè light color
草 qiǎn cǎo Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji
薄 qiǎn bó superficial
見 qiǎn jiàn shallow opinion; humble opinion
說 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)
顯 qiǎn xiǎn plain; clear; obvious
鮮 qiǎn xiǎn meager; slight
黃色 qiǎn huáng sè buff; pale yellow
黑 qiǎn hēi dark; gray; (of skin) lightly pigmented
目光短 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn to be shortsighted
眼皮子 yǎn pí zi qiǎn short-sighted
duǎn qiǎn narrow and shallow
cū qiǎn shallow; superficial