Character: 漸
Modern (Beijing) reading: jiān
Preclassic Old Chinese: ćam
Classic Old Chinese: cam
Western Han Chinese: cam
Eastern Han Chinese: cjam
Early Postclassic Chinese: cjem
Middle Postclassic Chinese: cjem
Late Postclassic Chinese: cjem
Middle Chinese: cjem
English meaning : to seep into, get wet
Comments: Also read: jiàn, MC ʒjém, OC *ʒ́(h)amʔ 'to advance gradually; gradually'; chán, MC ʒ̣ạm, OC *ʒ́(h)rām 'be craggy'.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0611 f
Shijing occurrences: 58.4
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