深(shēn)

HSK 311 strokes

old variant of 深[shen1]

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Character information

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

Origin & structure

Where 深 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

氵shuǐ罙shēn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 深 step by step

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

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Words with 深

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

jiā加shēn深
HSK 7-9

to deepen

Open 加深 page →
gēn根shēn深dì蒂gù固
HSK 7-9

deep-rooted (problem etc)

Open 根深蒂固 page →
yōu幽shēn深

serene and hidden in depth or distance

Open 幽深 page →
jǐng景shēn深

depth of field

Open 景深 page →
yī一wǎng往qíng情shēn深

deeply attached

Open 一往情深 page →
jiāo交qiǎn浅yán言shēn深

(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers

Open 交浅言深 page →
kàng伉lì俪qíng情shēn深

married couple very much in love

Open 伉俪情深 page →
chuāng创jù巨tòng痛shēn深

(idiom) deeply distressed

Open 创巨痛深 page →

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加根蒂固幽景一往

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