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甚
shèn
1. what
2. very
3. extremely
4. any
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

甚
shén
considerably; very, extremely; a great extent
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

幸甚
xìngshèn
very fortunate
甚且
shènqiě
even
甚巨
shènjù
considerable
甚微
shènwēi
very small
甚或
shènhuò
so much so that
甚浓
shènnóng
strong (smell)
甚为
shènwéi
very
甚而
shènér
even
甚至
shènzhì
even
HSK 4
甚钜
shènjù
considerable
甚么
shénme
variant of [[什麼|什么<shénme>]]
甚至于
shènzhìyú
so much (that)
甚高频
shèngāopín
very high frequency (VHF)
一之为甚
yīzhīwéishèn
Once is enough (idiom)
一之谓甚
yīzhīwèishèn
see [[一之為甚|一之为甚<yīzhīwéishèn>]]
不求甚解
bùqiúshènjiě
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
不为已甚
bùwéiyǐshèn
refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment
更有甚者
gèngyǒushènzhě
furthermore (idiom)
欺人太甚
qīréntàishèn
to bully intolerably (idiom)
甚嚣尘上
shènxiāochénshàng
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor

Alternate Entries

甚
shén
variant of [[什<shén>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
625
Word Frequency Rank
2,116 of 84,292

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