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深 (shēn): Dark [colour] — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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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
    adj.HSK 4
  • dark [colour]; deep
    adj./adv.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 深

深 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
深
氵shuǐ · water
罙mí
深=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 深

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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
HSK 5
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
xia

Information

Pinyinshēn
Meaningdark [colour]; deep
Strokes11
Radical氵
Traditional深
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#918
Zhuyinㄕㄣ
UnicodeU+6DF1
CangjieEBH
HSK 3.0 · L4
氵shuǐ · water
+罙mí
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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