深

shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

water (氵) + into the cave (罙) = deep

罙 depicts a person venturing into a cave or cavern — the idea of going far inward. Water that goes far inward is water that is deep.

氵+罙→深
氵WaterSemantic
罙Entering deep into a caveSemantic

这条河很深,小孩不能下去游泳。

zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn, xiǎo hái bù néng xià qù yóu yǒng。

This river is very deep; children cannot go down to swim.

他们两个人的感情很深,谁都离不开谁。

tā men liǎng gè rén de gǎn qíng hěn shēn, shuí dōu lí bù kāi shuí。

The feelings between the two of them are very deep; neither can do without the other.

Words with 深

纵深

zòng shēn

depth (from front to rear)

深层次

shēn céng cì

deep level

深情

shēn qíng

deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love

深谋远虑

shēn móu yuǎn lǜ

lit. deep plans and distant thoughts

深蓝

shēn lán

dark blue

根深蒂固

gēn shēn dì gù

deep-rooted (problem etc)

深沉

shēn chén

deep

资深

zī shēn

veteran (journalist etc)

进深

jìn shēn

(of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear; depth

深港

shēn gǎng

Shenzhen and Hong Kong

酒香不怕巷子深

jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)

雅人深致

yǎ rén shēn zhì

refined pleasure of poetic minds

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