Chinese Character: 浅 (Qiǎn - Shallow; Superficial)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 氵 (Radical: 氵, related to water)
笔画数: 8 (Number of strokes: 8)
结构分解: 形声字，从氵（水部，表示与水相关），戔声（jiān，表音）。本义指水不深，后引申为程度不深（如“浅显”）或颜色淡（如“浅色”）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "氵" (water radical) and "戔" (phonetic component). Originally means shallow water, extended to mean superficial or light color.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qiǎn (Third tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“浅”主要表示水不深（如“浅水”），或指程度不深（如“浅显”）、颜色淡（如“浅色”）。("浅" mainly means shallow water (e.g., "浅水" - shallow water), or superficial (e.g., "浅显" - simple), light color (e.g., "浅色" - light color).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 浅水 (qiǎn shuǐ) Shallow water
- 浅显 (qiǎn xiǎn) Superficial; Simple
- 浅色 (qiǎn sè) Light color
- 深浅 (shēn qiǎn) Depth; Degree
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“浅”通常作形容词使用（如“浅滩”），可重叠为“浅浅的”（如“浅浅的酒窝”），也可与“深”对比使用（如“深入浅出”）。("浅" is usually used as an adjective (e.g., "浅滩" - shoal), can be reduplicated as "浅浅的" (e.g., "浅浅的酒窝" - shallow dimple), often used with "深" in contrast (e.g., "深入浅出" - explain profound theories in simple terms).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“浅”在古诗中常用来描写自然景象，如白居易《钱塘湖春行》“乱花渐欲迷人眼，浅草才能没马蹄”，通过“浅草”表现早春的生机。现代语境中“浅显”强调内容易懂，符合大众传播需求。("浅" is often used in classical poetry to describe nature, e.g., "浅草才能没马蹄" (shallow grass just covers horse hooves) in Bai Juyi's poem. Modern "浅显" emphasizes simplicity for mass communication.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
孩子们在浅水里玩耍。(Hái zi men zài qiǎn shuǐ lǐ wán shuǎ.)
The children are playing in the shallow water.
这篇文章内容浅显，适合初学者阅读。(Zhè piān wén zhāng nèi róng qiǎn xiǎn, shì hé chū xué zhě yuè dú.)
This article is simple in content and suitable for beginners to read.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“浅”的结构：左边“氵”（水）表示与水相关，右边“戔”提示发音“Qiǎn”，结合起来记忆为“水不深的qiǎn”。(Associate "浅" with its structure: "氵" (water) indicates water-related, and "戔" hints at the pronunciation "Qiǎn". Combine them to remember it as "shallow water (Qiǎn)".)