| 漸 | 976B00 63A.22-1 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄐㄧㄢˋ [jian4] (*ㄐㄧㄢ [jian1] ). | ||
| V.t. | (*[jian1]) (1) (AC) flow into: 東漸於海 it empties into the sea in the east. (2) Moisten, soak: 漸漬 *[jian1zi4]↓; 漸潤 saturate with water. (3) Imbue, instil: 漸摩 [jian1mo2], 漸染 *[jian1ran3]1↓; 漸民以仁 (AC) inspire the people with love. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | Gradual(ly): 漸漸 [jian4jian4]↓; 漸入佳境 (of circumstances) becoming more enjoyable; 逐漸 step by step, little by little; 漸次 [jian4ci4]↓; 漸進 (主義) gradual(ism); 漸冉 [jian4ran3]↓; 漸或 occasionally, rarely, now and then; 漸趨惡化 slowly deteriorate, go from bad to worse, degenerate. | |||||
| Words | 1. 漸漸 [jian4jian4], adv., gradually, step by step, by degrees, little by little. 2. 漸摩 *[jian1mo2], v.t., instil, inculcate, imbue. 3. 漸染 *[jian1ran3]1, v.i. & t., accustom(ed) to bad habits. 4. 漸冉 [jian4ran3]2, adv., (LL) gradually, slowly, a little at a time. 5. 漸次 [jian4ci4], adv., gradually, slowly. 6. 漸漬 *[jian1zi4], v.i., (lit. & fig.) become imbued, soaked. | |||||