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CHINESE CHARACTER

shēn

深

深

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deep

Numbered pinyin
shen1
English meanings
deepen, penetrating, profound, deep, dark

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 罙.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    罙
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵罙

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shuǐ水hěn很shēn深。

    The water is deep.

  2. 02

    yè夜shēn深le了。

    It's deep into the night.

  3. 03

    gǎnqíng感情hěn很shēn深。

    Deep feelings.

  4. 04

    yánsè颜色hěn很shēn深。

    A deep color.

  5. 05

    dàoli道理hěn很shēn深。

    A profound principle.

  6. 06

    shēn深shān山lǐ里。

    Deep in the mountains.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 加深
  • 根深蒂固
  • 深信
  • 深入
  • 深入人心
  • 深切
  • 深刻
  • 深化
  • 深厚
  • 深受
  • 深处
  • 深夜
  • 深奥
  • 深度
  • 深思
  • 深情
  • 深深
  • 深远
  • 纵深
  • 资深