浅

sound of moving water

shallow / light (color)

narrow / small

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop

to benefit (from)

shallow water

plain / clear / obvious

to cause a lot of trouble / to inflict much suffering

shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep

lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...

platter

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization

to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)

to run aground in mid-course / to run into difficulty and stop

shallow study / superficial / scant knowledge

shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)

to aim low / to aim to get by / without lofty ambition

easy / simple / suitable for beginners

primary, elementary or coarse analysis

to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)

bas-relief

to be very close / to understand each other