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淺

简浅 · 繁淺

Mandarin · pinyin jiān#

sound of moving water

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎn#

shallow
light (color)

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淺: Look up this written character
浅: qiǎn · shallow, not deep; superficial

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1 · jian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cin2 · zin1

Cantonese word readings for 淺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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shallow; not deep
superficial; surface; minimal; insignificant
simple; easy-to-understand
not intimate; distant
(of colours) light; pale
(of time) short; not long
(of level) slight; light

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 淺淺／浅浅 (qiǎnqiǎn, “gurgle; babble of running water”)

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