Meaning
deep; profound
Chinese: 深度大，也表示程度高。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shen” becomes a different word in each tone. 深 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 深刻shēn kèprofound; deep; deep-going
- 深入shēn rùto penetrate deeply; thorough
- 深厚shēn hòudeep; profound
- 深处shēn chùabyss; depths; deepest or most distant part
- 深度shēn dùdepth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development
Example Sentence
这条河很深，不要下去游泳。Zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn, bú yào xià qù yóu yǒng.This river is deep; do not go in to swim.
这Zhèthis条tiáostrip河hériver (CL:条,道)很hěnvery深shēndeep，不要bú yàodon't!下去xià qùto go down游泳yóu yǒngswimming。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The water radical 氵 plus 罙 (sound): deep water — ‘deep; profound; dark, deep (of color); late (深夜); close, intimate; very’ (深刻, 深入, 深色).
A way to remember it
Deep water (氵) — deep; profound; dark; late.