(shēn)

HSK 311 strokes

old variant of 深[shen1]

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shēn
Meaning
old variant of 深[shen1]
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵罙

Deep 罙 water 氵

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shēn
HSK 3

to penetrate deeply

Open 深入 page →
shēn
HSK 3

profound

Open 深刻 page →
shēnhòu
HSK 4

deep; profound

Open 深厚 page →
shēn
HSK 5

depth

Open 深度 page →
shēnchù
HSK 5

abyss

Open 深处 page →
shēnhuà
HSK 6

to deepen

Open 深化 page →
shēnshēn
HSK 6

deep

Open 深深 page →
jiāshēn
HSK 7-9

to deepen

Open 加深 page →

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