渐

Character

渐 jiān · jiàn

HSK 4Character2 readings

to imbue

Radical: 氵
Strokes: 11
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 氵斩
Traditional: 漸
Frequency: #1244 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jiānMain reading jiànRare reading

jiān

jian1Main readingHSK 4

to imbue CC-CEDICT

Words that use “渐” as jiān

杜渐防萌dù jiān fáng méngto nip in the budWord

jiàn

jian4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiān.

gradual CC-CEDICT
gradually CC-CEDICT

Words that use “渐” as jiàn

渐渐jiàn jiàngradually, slowly, little by littleWordHSK 4 逐渐zhú jiànslowly, a little at a timeWordHSK 4 循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìnstep by stepWordHSK 7–9 日渐rì jiànto progressWord 渐变jiàn biàngradual changeWord 渐弱jiàn ruòto fade outWord 渐快jiàn kuàito speed up graduallyWord 渐慢jiàn mànto slow down graduallyWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 渐

Draw “渐” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

天渐渐黑了。
tiān jiàn jiàn hēi le
It is getting dark little by little.
AI-generated sentence
他的汉语渐渐好了。
tā de hàn yǔ jiàn jiàn hǎo le
His Chinese is getting better little by little.
AI-generated sentence
我逐渐喜欢这个工作了。
wǒ zhú jiàn xǐ huān zhè ge gōng zuò le
I gradually came to like this job.
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Same radical 氵

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渐