jian1
to imbue

jian4
gradual; gradually

strokes 14
radical
strokes after radical 11
杜渐防萌 杜漸防萌 du4 jian1 fang2 meng2
to nip in the bud

防微杜渐 防微杜漸 fang2 wei1 du4 jian4
to nip in the bud (idiom)

积渐 積漸 ji1 jian4
gradually

渐变 漸變 jian4 bian4
gradual change

渐次 漸次 jian4 ci4
gradually; one by one

渐渐 漸漸 jian4 jian4
gradually

渐近 漸近 jian4 jin4
approximation

渐进 漸進 jian4 jin4
progress step by step; gradual progress; to move forward (slowly)

渐快 漸快 jian4 kuai4
to speed up gradually; faster and faster; (music) accelerando

渐慢 漸慢 jian4 man4
to slow down gradually; slower and slower; (music) decelerando; ritardando

渐趋 漸趨 jian4 qu1
to become more and more; to gradually become

渐弱 漸弱 jian4 ruo4
to fade out; gradually weakening; diminuendo; decrescendo

渐稀 漸稀 jian4 xi1
to thin out gradually; to become fainter and fainter

渐新世 漸新世 jian4 xin1 shi4
Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)

渐新统 漸新統 jian4 xin1 tong3
Oligocene system (geology)

渐行渐远 漸行漸遠 jian4 xing2 jian4 yuan3
gradually proceed, gradually get further apart

日渐 日漸 ri4 jian4
to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day

循序渐进 循序漸進 xun2 xu4 jian4 jin4
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally

逐渐 逐漸 zhu2 jian4
gradually

逐渐废弃 逐漸廢棄 zhu2 jian4 fei4 qi4
to abandon gradually

逐渐增加 逐漸增加 zhu2 jian4 zeng1 jia1
to increase gradually; to build up