Chinese Word: 渐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

渐 (Trad.: 漸)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:斩 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 斩 [ zhǎn ] to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead

Similar Characters: 崭暂

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Pinyin: jiān

English Definition:to imbue

Chinese Definition:
①浸：渐渍。渐洳(浸湿)。渐染。渐仁摩谊(用仁义之道感化教育人)。
②流入：东渐于海。

Example Words:

to nip in the bud

Pinyin: jiàn

English Definition:gradual; gradually

Chinese Definition:
①慢慢地，一点一点地：逐渐。渐进。渐渐。渐次。渐悟。渐冉(逐渐)。防微杜渐。
②加剧：疾大渐。
③疏导：渐九川。

Example Words:

逐渐HSK 5	zhú jiàn	gradually
渐渐	jiàn jiàn	gradually
日渐	rì jiàn	to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day
循序渐进HSK 6	xún xù jiàn jìn	in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
渐进	jiàn jìn	progress step by step; gradual progress; to move forward (slowly)

1		hé shuǐ 河水 zhú jiàn 逐渐 biàn 变 qiǎn 浅。 The river is gradually becoming shallower.
2		wēn dù 温度 zhèng zài 正在 zhú jiàn 逐渐 xià jiàng 下降。 The temperature is gradually decreasing.
3		qiū jì 秋季 qì wēn 气温 zhú jiàn 逐渐 jiàng dī 降低。 The temperature gradually decreases in autumn.
4		fēng 风 huì 会 zhú jiàn 逐渐 bǎ 把 shí tou 石头 mó 磨 yuán 圆。 The wind will gradually grind the stones round.
5		qì wēn 气温 zhú jiàn 逐渐 shēng gāo 升高， chūn tiān 春天 dào 到 le 了。 The temperature is gradually rising, spring has arrived.

1		hé shuǐ 河水 zhú jiàn 逐渐 biàn 变 qiǎn 浅。 The river is gradually becoming shallower.
2		wēn dù 温度 zhèng zài 正在 zhú jiàn 逐渐 xià jiàng 下降。 The temperature is gradually decreasing.
3		qiū jì 秋季 qì wēn 气温 zhú jiàn 逐渐 jiàng dī 降低。 The temperature gradually decreases in autumn.
4		fēng 风 huì 会 zhú jiàn 逐渐 bǎ 把 shí tou 石头 mó 磨 yuán 圆。 The wind will gradually grind the stones round.
5		qì wēn 气温 zhú jiàn 逐渐 shēng gāo 升高， chūn tiān 春天 dào 到 le 了。 The temperature is gradually rising, spring has arrived.