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1.

Animated Stroke Order 深

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How to write 深 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

深has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

shēn

dark [colour]; deep

dark [colour]; deep

adj./adv.HSK 3.0 · L4

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 深

深 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

深

罙deep

深=

5.

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6.

How to Use 深

Depth and intensity

深 (shēn) describes something deep in content, emotion, or degree.

深刻 • shēn kè • deep; profound • HSK 5

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7.

HSK Vocabulary: 深

深度 • shēn dù • depth

HSK 3.0 · L5

shēn深

dù度

8.

Example Sentences

tā他

de的

huà话

gěi给

wǒ我

liú留

xià

Information

Pinyinshēn

Meaningdark [colour]; deep

Strokes11

Radical氵

Traditional深

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#918

Zhuyinㄕㄣ

UnicodeU+6DF1

CangjieEBH

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氵water

+罙deep

Water (氵) in a deep cavern (罙), suggesting profound depth or mystery.

shēn深

kè刻

deep; profound

深奥 • shēn ào • depth; abstruse; profound • HSK 6

HSK 6

shēn深

ào奥

depth; abstruse; profound

深厚 • shēn hòu • deep; profound • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

shēn深

hòu厚

deep; profound

深切 • shēn qiè • deeply / profound • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn深

qiè切

deeply / profound

Increase or go deeper

深 (shēn) indicates further strengthening or going deeper into an action or state.

加深 • jiā shēn • to deepen • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

jiā加

shēn深

to deepen

深入 • shēn rù • to penetrate deeply • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

shēn深

rù入

to penetrate deeply

深化 • shēn huà • deepen • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn深

huà化

deepen

深造 • shēn zào • further one's study • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn深

zào造

further one's study

depth

深远 • shēn yuǎn • far-reaching

HSK 3.0 · L5

shēn深

yuǎn远

far-reaching

深夜 • shēn yè • very late at night

HSK 3.0 · L6

shēn深

yè夜

very late at night

深沉 • shēn chén • dark; deep

HSK 6

shēn深

chén沉

dark; deep

资深 • zī shēn • senior; veteran; experienced

HSK 6

zī资

shēn深

senior; veteran; experienced

博大精深 • bó dà jīng shēn • extensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship

HSK 6

bó博

dà大

jīng精

shēn深

extensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship

下

le了

shēn深

kè刻

yìn印

xiàng象

。

His words left a deep impression on me.

Wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

fēn分

xī析

wèn问

tí题

de的

shēn深

céng层

yuán原

yīn因

。

We need to analyze the underlying causes of the problem.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

shēn深

yè夜

ān安

jìng静

dì地

dú读

shū书

。

I like to read quietly late at night.

Wǒ我

shēn深

zhī知

tā他

de的

wéi为

rén人

。

I know his character deeply.

Zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

de的

yán颜

sè色

hěn很

shēn深

。

The color of this piece of clothing is very dark.

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