shēn

deep

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

罙 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

shēn

  

deep

Evolution

深 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
深 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
深 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
深 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
深 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shēn

deep; depth; far; very, extreme; deeply; (of a color) dark; rich

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shēn

old variant of [shēn]

Most common words with 深
Freq.
Word
Meaning

deep

深刻

profound

深入

thorough

深圳

Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong

深处

abyss