淺

淺

See also: 浅

淺 U+6DFA, 淺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6DFA ← 淹 [U+6DF9] CJK Unified Ideographs 添 → [U+6DFB]

Translingual

Traditional	淺
Shinjitai	浅
Simplified	浅

Han character

淺 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水戈戈 (EII), four-corner 3315₃, composition ⿰氵戔)

Antonyms

• 深 (deep)

References

• KangXi: page 632, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17697
• Dae Jaweon: page 1039, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1646, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6DFA

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Chinese

trad.		淺
simp.		浅

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (戔) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
殘	*zlaːn, *zaːns
戔	*zlaːn
帴	*zlaːn, *saːns, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔsleːn, *sreːd
虥	*zreːn, *zreːn, *zreːnʔ, *zraːns
盞	*ʔsreːnʔ
醆	*ʔsreːnʔ, *ʔljenʔ
琖	*ʔsreːnʔ
剗	*sʰreːnʔ
棧	*zreːnʔ, *zraːns, *zrenʔ
輚	*zreːnʔ, *zraːns
嶘	*zreːnʔ
錢	*ʔslenʔ, *zlen
俴	*ʔslenʔ, *zlenʔ
籛	*ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn
淺	*sʰlenʔ, *ʔsleːn
濺	*ʔsens, *ʔseːn
踐	*zlenʔ
諓	*zlenʔ, *zlens
餞	*zlenʔ, *zlens
賤	*zlens
綫	*slens
箋	*ʔsleːn
牋	*ʔsleːn

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰlenʔ, *ʔsleːn) : semantic 氵 + phonetic 戔 (OC *zlaːn).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎn (qian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhién
• Min Bei (KCR): chǐng
• Min Dong (BUC): chiēng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhíⁿ / chhián

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ciêng² / ciang²

• Wu (Wiktionary): qi (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien³
    • Yale: chyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chean
    • Palladius: цянь (cjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin²
    • Yale: chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhién
    • Hakka Romanization System: qien`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qian³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯en³¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chǐng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ²¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chiēng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhíⁿ / chhián
    • Tâi-lô: tshínn / tshián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvie, chiern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴¹/, /t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴¹/

Note:

• chhíⁿ - vernacular;
• chhián - literary.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ciêng² / ciang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiéng / tshiáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieŋ⁵²/, /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵²/

Note:

• ciêng2 - Chaozhou;
• ciang2 - Shantou.

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: qi (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰiᴇn^X/

Rime
Character	淺
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七演切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇnX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛnX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjænX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰianX/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛnX/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛnX/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cin2

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]e[n]ʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sʰlenʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	淺
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qiǎn
Middle Chinese	‹ tshjenX ›
Old Chinese	/*[tsʰ]e[n]ʔ/
English	shallow
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	淺
Reading #	1/2
No.	6000
Phonetic component	戔
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	淺
Old Chinese	/*sʰlenʔ/

Definitions

淺

1. shallow; not deep

   Antonym: 深 (shēn)

2. superficial; surface; minimal; insignificant
3. simple; easy-to-understand
4. not intimate; distant
5. (of colours) light; pale

   Synonym: 淡 (dàn)

   Antonyms: 深 (shēn), 濃／浓 (nóng)

6. (of time) short; not long
7. (of level) slight; light

Compounds

Derived terms from 淺

不淺／不浅 不知深淺／不知深浅 中途擱淺／中途搁浅 交情匪淺／交情匪浅 交淺言深／交浅言深 低淺／低浅 分淺緣慳／分浅缘悭 分淺緣薄／分浅缘薄 危淺／危浅 (wēiqiǎn) 受害不淺／受害不浅 受益匪淺／受益匪浅 大淺盤／大浅盘 學淺才疏／学浅才疏 學疏才淺／学疏才浅 害人不淺／害人不浅 (hàirénbùqiǎn) 德淺行薄／德浅行薄 才微智淺／才微智浅 才疏學淺／才疏学浅 (cáishūxuéqiǎn) 才蔽識淺／才蔽识浅 撩淺／撩浅 擱淺／搁浅 (gēqiǎn) 沙淺兒／沙浅儿 浮淺／浮浅 (fúqiǎn) 深入淺出／深入浅出 (shēnrùqiǎnchū) 深厲淺揭／深厉浅揭 深淺／深浅 (shēnqiǎn) 淺井／浅井 (qiǎnjǐng) 淺交／浅交 淺俗／浅俗 淺兒／浅儿 淺化／浅化 (qiǎnhuà) 淺口鞋／浅口鞋 淺嘗／浅尝 淺嘗則止／浅尝则止 淺嘗者／浅尝者 淺嘗輒止／浅尝辄止 (qiǎnchángzhézhǐ) 淺嚐／浅尝 淺子／浅子 淺學／浅学 (qiǎnxué) 淺層文字／浅层文字 淺希近求／浅希近求 淺帶／浅带

淺成岩／浅成岩 淺斟低唱／浅斟低唱 淺斟低謳／浅斟低讴 淺斟低酌／浅斟低酌 淺明／浅明 淺易／浅易 (qiǎnyì) 淺析／浅析 (qiǎnxī) 淺水／浅水 (qiǎnshuǐ) 淺水池／浅水池 淺水灣／浅水湾 (Qiǎnshuǐwān) 淺浮雕／浅浮雕 淺海／浅海 (qiǎnhǎi) 淺海區／浅海区 淺海波／浅海波 淺淡／浅淡 (qiǎndàn) 淺深／浅深 淺淺／浅浅 淺源地震／浅源地震 淺灘／浅滩 (qiǎntān) 淺灘指示浮標／浅滩指示浮标 淺白／浅白 (qiǎnbái) 淺睡／浅睡 淺短／浅短 淺礁／浅礁 淺種／浅种 淺窄／浅窄 淺笑／浅笑 (qiǎnxiào) 淺紅／浅红 (qiǎnhóng) 淺而易見／浅而易见 淺耕／浅耕 淺聞／浅闻 淺色／浅色 (qiǎnsè) 淺草／浅草 淺薄／浅薄 (qiǎnbó) 淺藍／浅蓝 (qiǎnlán) 淺見／浅见 (qiǎnjiàn) 淺見寡聞／浅见寡闻 淺見寡識／浅见寡识 淺見薄識／浅见薄识 淺說／浅说 淺談／浅谈 (qiǎntán) 淺近／浅近 (qiǎnjìn)

淺釋／浅释 淺間山／浅间山 淺陋／浅陋 (qiǎnlòu) 淺雕／浅雕 淺露／浅露 淺顯／浅显 (qiǎnxiǎn) 淺顯易懂／浅显易懂 淺鮮／浅鲜 淺黃色／浅黄色 淺黑／浅黑 清淺／清浅 (qīngqiǎn) 燈淺無油／灯浅无油 獲益不淺／获益不浅 獲益匪淺／获益匪浅 (huòyìfěiqiǎn) 由淺入深／由浅入深 (yóuqiǎnrùshēn) 疏淺／疏浅 目光短淺／目光短浅 (mùguāngduǎnqiǎn) 眼光短淺／眼光短浅 眼淺／眼浅 眼皮子淺／眼皮子浅 短淺／短浅 (duǎnqiǎn) 矮牆淺屋／矮墙浅屋 粗淺／粗浅 (cūqiǎn) 緣慳分淺／缘悭分浅 膚淺／肤浅 (fūqiǎn) 興復不淺／兴复不浅 蕪淺／芜浅 褊淺／褊浅 見識淺／见识浅 見識淺短／见识浅短 言淺意深／言浅意深 謏聞淺說／𫍲闻浅说 資淺／资浅 資淺望輕／资浅望轻 資淺齒少／资浅齿少 輕慮淺謀／轻虑浅谋 量淺／量浅 銀河清淺／银河清浅 闇淺／暗浅 非淺／非浅 龍困淺灘／龙困浅滩

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiān (jian¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jian
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹
    • Yale: jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jian
    • Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin¹
    • Yale: jīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sen/

Rime
Character	淺
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	則前切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sen/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sen/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɛn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɛn/
Li Rong	/t͡sen/
Wang Li	/t͡sien/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sien/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zin1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsleːn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	淺
Reading #	2/2
No.	6017
Phonetic component	戔
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	箋
Old Chinese	/*ʔsleːn/

Definitions

淺

1. ^† Only used in 淺淺／浅浅 (“gurgle; babble of running water”).

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Japanese

Shinjitai	浅
Kyūjitai	淺

Kanji

淺

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 浅)

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Readings

• Go-on: せん (sen)
• Kan-on: せん (sen)
• Kun: あさい (asai, 淺い)

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Korean

Hanja

淺 • (cheon) (hangeul 천, revised cheon, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏn, Yale chen)

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Vietnamese

Han character

淺: Hán Nôm readings: thiển, sẻn, tiên

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