zhàn
adjective #67,660

Meanings

  1. 1 clear; limpid (of water)
  2. 2 deep; profound (of skill)

Examples

Tiānkōng zhànlán, yì piàn qínglǎng.
The sky was a deep, clear blue.
Tā de jìyì jīngzhàn, lìngrén pèifú.
His craftsmanship is consummate, admired by everyone.

Tips

usage
Two living senses. 湛蓝 is the deep clear blue of a sky or sea. 精湛 means consummate or masterly, used of skill and craftsmanship. As a surname it keeps the same reading .

Components

radical
shuǐ
water (radical form)
Left water radical, the side-form of . The core sense is clear, still, deep water; from there it extends figuratively to profound skill. Same family as and .
phonetic
shèn
very; what
Right supplies the sound — shèn drifting to zhàn. It contributes no meaning here; the same phonetic appears in and .

Stroke Order

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