渐jiàn
gradually. 11 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 渐
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–11 write 斩.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 渐 · the stroke-order rules
What 渐 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 斩 (zhǎn, to chop).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 斩 carries the sound.
Words that use 渐
| 渐渐 | gradually 一点一点地，慢慢地发生变化 系统渐渐引导车流平安归家。The system gradually guided the traffic safely home. Lesson 297, 驰骋四海与笃定前行 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 渐渐 | gradually 一点一点地，慢慢地发生变化 系统渐渐引导车流平安归家。The system gradually guided the traffic safely home. Lesson 297, 驰骋四海与笃定前行 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 逐渐 | gradually, by degrees 一点一点地，慢慢地变化 田里的果实逐渐成熟起来。The fruit in the field was gradually ripening. Lesson 381, 田畴丰硕与巧思利器 · 齐家治政与精工物阜 · Civic Governance, Domestic Craft & Agricultural Precision |
Characters that share the sound part 斩
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 氵
All 76 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.