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深
㴱
shēn
1. old variant of [[深<shēn>]]
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

深
shēn
deep, profound; depth
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

加深
jiāshēn
to deepen
幽深
yōushēn
serene and hidden in depth or distance
景深
jǐngshēn
depth of field
更深
gēngshēn
deep at night
水深
shuǐshēn
depth (of waterway)
深井
ShēnJǐng
Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)
深信
shēnxìn
to believe firmly
深入
shēnrù
to penetrate deeply
深切
shēnqiè
deeply felt
深刻
shēnkè
profound
HSK 5
深化
shēnhuà
to deepen
深厚
shēnhòu
deep
深受
shēnshòu
to receive in no small measure
深圳
Shēnzhèn
Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深坑
Shēnkēng
Shenkeng township in New Taipei City [[新北市<Xīnběishì>]], Taiwan
深夜
shēnyè
very late at night
深奥
shēnào
profound
HSK 6
深密
shēnmì
dense
深层
shēncéng
deep layer
深山
shēnshān
deep in the mountains

Alternate Entries

深
shēn
close / deep / late / profound / dark (of color, water etc)
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
400
Word Frequency Rank
1,602 of 84,292

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