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)

Derived characters

䔐𠽈𬉰𭼥

Antonyms

深 (deep)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: 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

Chinese

trad.		淺
simp.		浅
alternative forms		𣻝𤄻

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 / 形声, OC *sʰlenʔ, *ʔsleːn): semantic 氵 + phonetic 戔 (OC *zlaːn).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiǎn (qian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˇ

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): qiàn
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cin²

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): cin²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ten²
Gan (Wiktionary): 'qien³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhién

(Hailu, HRS): cien^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): qiên³
Jin (Wiktionary): qie²
Northern Min (KCR): chǐng
Eastern Min (BUC): chiēng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ceng³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhíⁿ / chhián

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciêng² / ciang²
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): cin²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵chi
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cienn³

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): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: qiàn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cin²
  - Yale: chín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn³⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: cin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰin³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ten²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰen⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'qien³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈt͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhién
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cien^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰien²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiên³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰiɛn³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qie²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰie⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chǐng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieŋ³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ceng³
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Nanri)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ceng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰe̞ŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou, Youyang, Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ceng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛŋ³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhíⁿ / chhián
  - Tâi-lô: tshínn / tshián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvie, chiern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁵³/, /t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰĩ⁵³/, /t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁵³/, /t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰĩ⁴¹/, /t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹/

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.

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: cin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰin³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chi
  - MiniDict: chi^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cienn³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʰi̯ẽ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: tshjenX

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
Baxter	tshjenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjæn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰian^X/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛn^X/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛn^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛn^X/
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	‹ tshjen^X ›
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
Old Chinese	/*sʰlenʔ/

Definitions

淺

shallow; not deep
Antonym: 深 (shēn)
superficial; surface; minimal; insignificant
simple; easy-to-understand
not intimate; distant
(of colours) light; pale
Synonym: 淡

Antonyms: 深 (shēn), 濃 / 浓 (nóng)
(of time) short; not long
(of level) slight; light

Compounds

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 (jiāoqiǎnyánshēn)
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)
淺井 / 浅井 (qiǎnjǐng)
淺交 / 浅交
淺俗 / 浅俗
淺兒 / 浅儿
深入淺出 / 深入浅出 (shēnrùqiǎnchū)
淺化 / 浅化 (qiǎnhuà)
深厲淺揭 / 深厉浅揭
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
淺易 / 浅易 (qiǎnyì)
淺明 / 浅明
淺析 / 浅析 (qiǎnxī)
淺水 / 浅水 (qiǎnshuǐ)
淺水池 / 浅水池
淺水灣 / 浅水湾 (Qiǎnshuǐwān)
淺海 / 浅海 (qiǎnhǎi)
淺海區 / 浅海区
淺海波 / 浅海波
淺浮雕 / 浅浮雕 (qiǎn fúdiāo)
清淺 / 清浅 (qīngqiǎn)
深淺 / 深浅 (shēnqiǎn)
淺淡 / 浅淡 (qiǎndàn)
淺深 / 浅深
淺淺 / 浅浅 (qiǎnqiǎn)
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 (qiǎncǎo)
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
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

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): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zin¹
  - Yale: jīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: tsen

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
Baxter	tsen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sen/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sen/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɛn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɛn/
Li Rong	/t͡sen/
Wang Li	/t͡sien/
Bernhard 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

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

References

“淺”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “浅”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 213.

Japanese

Shinjitai	浅
Kyūjitai	淺

Kanji

淺

(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)

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