浅 (淺) qiǎn

1. qiǎn adjective shallow
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in shallow water or a shallow color, in the sense of 不深 (Guoyu '淺' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '淺' 1, p. 361; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127; Unihan '淺')
2. qiǎn adjective small in distance or length
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '淺' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '淺' 2, pp. 361-362)
3. qiǎn adjective short in time
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不久 (Guoyu '淺' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '淺' 4, pp. 361-362)
4. qiǎn adjective superficial
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In terms of emotion (Guoyu '淺' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '淺' 1a, p. 361; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127; Unihan '淺')
5. qiǎn adjective minor; unimportant
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '淺' 2a, pp. 361-362)
6. qiǎn adjective simple; easy [to understand]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 浅白 (Guoyu '淺' adj 5; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127)
7. qiǎn adjective unsophisticated; coarse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 粗陋 (Guoyu '淺' adj 6; Mathews 1931 '淺', p. 127)
8. qiǎn adjective light [color]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In these sense of 淡 (Guoyu '淺' adj 7; Kroll 2015 '淺' 5, pp. 361-362)
9. qiǎn adverb few [in number]; a little
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In these sense of 少量 (Guoyu '淺' adv; Kroll 2015 '淺' 3, pp. 361-362)
10. qiǎn proper noun Qian
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '淺' n)
11. jiān onomatopoeia sound of rushing water
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In these sense of 浅浅 (Guoyu '淺' jiān; Kroll 2015 '淺' jiàn, pp. 361-362)

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• 见识浅(見識淺) short-sighted
• 害人不浅(害人不淺) to cause a lot of trouble; to inflict much suffering
• 浅层文字(淺層文字) shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
• 浅耕(淺耕) to scratch; shallow plowing
• 浅知(淺知) superficial understanding
• 浅薄(淺薄) superficial knowledge ; to look down upon ; without manners; ungrateful ; lowly and mean
• 目光短浅(目光短淺) to be shortsighted
• 眼皮子浅(眼皮子淺) short-sighted
• 交情匪浅(交情匪淺) to be very close; to understand each other
• 矮墙浅屋(矮牆淺屋) a low wall and shallow room; a small dwelling
• 浅希近求(淺希近求) to aim low; to aim to get by; without lofty ambition
• 浅斟低唱(淺斟低唱) to pour tea and wine, chanting in a low voice
• 浅近(淺近) simple; obvious ; superficial; shallow
• 交浅言深(交淺言深) comparative strangers share intimate words
• 浅黄色(淺黃色) buff; pale yellow
• 浅易(淺易) easy; simple; suitable for beginners
• 交浅(交淺) briefly acquainted
• 眼浅(眼淺) shallow point of view
• 短浅(短淺) narrow and shallow
• 浅而易见(淺而易見) superficial and easily understood
• 闇浅(闇淺) ignorant; shallow in understanding
• 浅交(淺交) briefly acquainted
• 浅斟低酌(淺斟低酌) to pour tea or wine and chant in a low voice
• 浅滩指示浮标(淺灘指示浮標) bar buoy; buoy marking shallows or sandbar
• 浅尝(淺嚐) dilettante; amateur; to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
• 浅滩(淺灘) shallows; a shoal/a sandbar
• 受益匪浅(受益匪淺) to benefit (from)
• 浅淡(淺淡) light (color); pale; vague (feeling)
• 肤浅(膚淺) skin-deep; superficial; shallow
• 大浅盘(大淺盤) platter
• 浅礁(淺礁) shallow reef; shoal
• 浅信(淺信) weak in faith
• 浅露(淺露) blunt; direct ; superficial suggestions
• 浅短(淺短) narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill); superficial
• 浅黑(淺黑) dark; gray; (of skin) lightly pigmented
• 浅窄(淺窄) shallow; narrow minded
• 浅尝辄止(淺嘗輒止) to dabble and stop; to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly ; to dabble and stop; to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly
• 芜浅(蕪淺) crude
• 浅浅(淺淺) sound of rushing water ; very shallow; thin
• 深浅(深淺) depth ; dimensions; degree
• 浅鲜(淺鮮) meager; slight
• 浅深(淺深) depth
• 浅学(淺學) shallow study; superficial; scant knowledge
• 浅源地震(淺源地震) shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
• 浅尝者(淺嘗者) dilettante; amateur; dabbler
• 浅析(淺析) primary, elementary or coarse analysis
• 浅显(淺顯) plain; clear; obvious
• 浅谟(淺謨) superficial plans
• 浅色(淺色) light color
• 浅近之徒(淺近之徒) a superficial person

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• 卷八十五 志第六十一 河渠三 Volume 85 Treatises 61: Rivers and Canals 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 41
• 卷九十七 志第五十 河渠七 Volume 97 Treatises 50: Rivers and Canals 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 25
• 卷八十三 志第五十九 河渠一 Volume 83 Treatises 59: Rivers and Canals 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
• 卷八十七 志第六十三 河渠五 Volume 87 Treatises 63: Rivers and Canals 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 20
• 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 18
• 卷九十四 志第四十七 河渠四 Volume 94 Treatises 47: Rivers and Canals 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 13
• 卷六十四　志第十六: 　河渠一 Volume 64 Treatises 17: Rivers and Canals 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 11
• 卷六十五　志第十七上: 河渠二 Volume 65 Treatises 18: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 10
• 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians Xunzi 荀子 — count: 9
• 卷九十六 志第四十九 河渠六 Volume 96 Treatises 49: Rivers and Canals 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 9

Collocations

• 日浅 (日淺) 享國之日淺 — Xin Shu 新書, Scroll 1 — count: 23
• 浅事 (淺事) 淺事也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 6
• 浅带 (淺帶) 逢衣淺帶 — Xunzi 荀子, 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians — count: 4
• 愚浅 (愚淺) 誠知愚淺 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷三十下 郎顗襄楷列傳 Volume 30b: Biographies of Lang Yi; Xiang Kai — count: 4
• 浅狭 (淺狹) 夫國城大而田野淺狹者 — Guanzi 管子, 八觀第十三 Chapter 13: Eight Observations — count: 4
• 敷浅 (敷淺) 至于敷淺原 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹貢 Xia Shu - Tribute of Yu — count: 3
• 浅原 (淺原) 至于敷淺原 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹貢 Xia Shu - Tribute of Yu — count: 3
• 计浅 (計淺) 計淺而怨深 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《張儀列傳》 Biography of Zhang Yi — count: 2
• 令浅 (令淺) 初令淺 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷七十四下 袁紹劉表列傳 Volume 74b: Biographies of Yuan Shao, Liu Biao 2 — count: 2
• 智浅 (智淺) 天下之物博而智淺 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十四　詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings — count: 2