浅 = 氵 + 戋

浅 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “shallow”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 戋 (small).

Keyword: shallow
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiǎn
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: shallow, not deep, не глубокий, неглубокий, not deep
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 浅 shallow

Decomposition

ids

氵 water
戋 small

How to find 浅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “small”. 浅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 浅 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.