渐
漸jiàn
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frequent character
gradual, gradually
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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