漸 (zim6 zim1 | jian4 jian1) : gradually; little by little

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漸

zim6 zim1

jian4 jian1

[粵] zim6 | [國] jian4
[adv] gradually; little by little; by degrees

[粵] zim1 | [國] jian1
[1] [v] soak; be saturated with
[2] [v] flow into (sea)

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

漸 / 渐

This word has been viewed 6143 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th May 2011 14:37

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逐漸 zuk6 zim6*2 zhu2 jian4 = gradually

循序漸進 ceon4 zeoi6 zim6 zeon3 xun2 xu4 jian4 jin4 = (saying) to make progress step-by-step

漸漸 zim6 zim6*2 jian4 jian4 = gradually; bit by bit

漸進 zim6 zeon3 jian4 jin4 = to progress gradually; to advance step by step

杜漸防萌 dou6 zim6 fong4 mang4 du4 jian4 fang2 meng2 = nip in the bud

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Decimal representation of this word: 漸
Unicode code for this character: U+6f38 (off-site link)

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