Chinese symbol for “shallows”
浅滩
qiǎn tān
Traditional: 淺灘
shallows; shoal; sandbar
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shallows is 浅滩 (qiǎn tān), defined as: shallows; shoal; sandbar.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shallows”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 浅滩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肤浅 (膚淺) | fū qiǎn | superficial; shallow |
| 搁浅 (擱淺) | gē qiǎn | to run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standstill; to stall |
| 浅薄 (淺薄) | qiǎn bó | superficial |
| 浅色 (淺色) | qiǎn sè | light color |
| 深浅 (深淺) | shēn qiǎn | deep or shallow; depth (of the sea) |
| 粗浅 (粗淺) | cū qiǎn | shallow; superficial |
| 海滩 (海灘) | hǎi tān | beach; measure word: 片 (piàn) |
| 沙滩 (沙灘) | shā tān | beach; sandy shore |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shallows”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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