淺層文字

shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)

sound of moving water

shallow / light (color)

to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4]

letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China