渐

漸
jiān
#868 most
frequent character
to imbue

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

渐 uses 氵 water as the meaning part and 斩 zhǎn as the sound part. It first named an ancient river in Zhejiang. The meaning grew to advance gradually, and then to gradual. Read jiān, it means to soak or immerse, and then to imbue.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

渐jiàn
gradual, gradually

Homophones

HSK 5
煎jiān
to pan fry, to sauté
间jiān
between, measure word for rooms
肩jiān
shoulder
尖jiān
pointed, shrill, sharp, acute
兼jiān
to hold two posts at the same time
奸jiān
to fornicate, to defile, adultery
浅jiān
sound of moving water

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