jiān

common
literary
verb

Meaning of

渐 means to soak; to permeate; to flow into; to empty into. Pronounced jiān.

  • to soak; to permeate
  • to flow into; to empty into

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chūn
jiān
rǎn
le
 

Spring rain soaked the earth.

jiān
rǎn
xuān
zhǐ
shàng
 
yūn
kāi
piàn
zhì
 

Ink soaked into the rice paper, blurring into an elegant patch.