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渐

jiàn

HSK 5 Character Traditional 漸

What 渐 means

1. gradual
2. gradually

Other readings

渐 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiānto imbue

Example sentences

• 防微杜渐。
  A stitch in time saves nine.
• 天日渐回暖。
  Tiān rìjiàn huínuǎn.
  It's getting warmer day by day.
• 天气日渐变差。
  The weather was getting worse and worse.
• 鼓声渐渐地消失。
  Gǔshēng jiànjiàn de xiāoshī.
  The drum faded away.
• 天气逐渐回暖了。
  Tiānqì zhújiàn huínuǎn le.
  It is getting warmer and warmer.
• 病人逐渐康复了。
  The patient got better little by little.

Words starting with 渐

• 渐渐jiàn jiàngradually
• 渐进jiàn jìnprogress step by step; gradual progress; to move forward (slowly)
• 渐变jiàn biàngradual change; (graphic design) gradient
• 渐次jiàn cìgradually; one by one
• 渐趋jiàn qūto become more and more; to gradually become
• 渐入佳境jiàn rù jiā jìng(idiom) to gradually improve; to get better and better
• 渐弱jiàn ruòto fade out; gradually weakening; diminuendo
• 渐快jiàn kuàito speed up gradually; faster and faster; (music) accelerando
• 渐慢jiàn mànto slow down gradually; slower and slower; (music) decelerando
• 渐近jiàn jìnto approach gradually
• 渐新世Jiàn xīn shìOligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
• 渐新统jiàn xīn tǒngOligocene system (geology)
• 渐变色jiàn biàn sècolor gradient
• 渐近线jiàn jìn xiàn(math) asymptote
• 渐行渐远jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎngradually proceed, gradually get further apart
• 渐冻症jiàn dòng zhèngamyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
• 渐冻人症jiàn dòng rén zhèngamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neurone disease (MND)
• 渐稀jiàn xīto thin out gradually; to become fainter and fainter

Words containing 渐

• 逐渐zhú jiàngradually
• 循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìnin sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
• 日渐rì jiànto progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing…
• 积渐jī jiàngradually
• 金渐层jīn jiàn cénggolden British shorthair (cat)
• 银渐层yín jiàn céngsilver British shorthair (cat)
• 防微杜渐fáng wēi dù jiànto nip in the bud (idiom)
• 杜渐防萌dù jiān fáng méngto nip in the bud

Characters built on 斩

These share the phonetic component 斩 (zhǎn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 堑qiàn(bound form) moat; chasm
• 椠qiànwooden tablet; edition

Characters that look like 渐

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 湖húlake
• 梁liángroof beam; beam (structure); bridge
• 浙Zhèshort name for Zhejiang 浙江
• 惭cánashamed
• 淅xī(onomatopoeia) sound of rain, sleet etc

Sounds the same

Read jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 见to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 件item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
• 健healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen
• 建to establish; to found; to set up
• 键key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 践to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk
• 荐to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass
• 剑double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 鉴bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 舰warship
• 箭arrow
• 溅to splash