浅 (qiǎn) means "shallow / light (color)" in Chinese. It has 8 strokes with the radical 氵, and is HSK Level 4. Difficulty: 3.7/5.
shallow / light (color)
The character 浅 (qiǎn) is written with 8 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 氵 is one of its key components.
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浅 is pronounced qiǎn in Mandarin Chinese. It means shallow / light (color).
As an HSK Level 4 character, 浅 is an intermediate-level character.
这里的河水很浅。
zhè lǐ de hé shuǐ hěn qiǎn
The river water here is very shallow.
我喜欢穿浅色的衣服。
wǒ xǐ huān chuān qiǎn sè de yī fú
I like wearing light-colored clothes.
这件衣服颜色深浅合适。
zhè jiàn yī fú yán sè shēn qiǎn hé shì
The shade of this clothing's color is just right.
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