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shēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shēn | shen1
English translation
old variant of shēn [shēn]
deep, profound; depth

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About shēn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

shēn

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Deep  water  shuǐ

Etymology of shēn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵罙

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shēn

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美乐 Měi lè 皇轩 Hóng 酒色 jiǔ sè 深沉 shēnchén ér 通透 tōng tòu ,酒香醇厚 chún hòu ér 丰富 fēngfù , tián 平衡 pínghéng ér 调和 tiáohé ,实在 shízài shì zuǒ yáo zhī 佳酿 jiā niàng .

It attains maturity quickly but continues to age well over time.

多数 duō shù lǎo 华侨 Huáqiáo 深深 shēn shēn 怀念 huáiniàn 祖国 zǔguó .

Most old overseas Chinese keep in the depth of their souls a longing for their motherland.

chūn shēn le ,夜晚 yè wǎn 越来越 yuè lái yuè 暖和 nuǎnhuo le .

The nights became warmer as the spring drew on.

他们 tā men de 辩论 biànlùn tài 深奥 shēnào , gǎo dǒng .

Their argument was too metaphysical for me to follow.

2002 Nián 尤尼森 shì yóu méi 鹿, 赤霞 zhū 西拉 Xī lā suǒ 酿制 de ,酒色 jiǔ sè chéng 深红.

Unison 2002 is a deeply coloured Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend.

Words with shēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shēn deep shēn
深刻 shēnkè profound深刻 shēnkè
深入 shēn rù thorough深入 shēn rù
深圳 Shēn zhèn Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong深圳 Shēn zhèn
深处 shēn chù abyss深處
深深 shēn shēn deep深深 shēn shēn
深度 shēn dù depth深度 shēn dù
深夜 shēn yè very late at night深夜 shēn yè
深化 shēn huà to deepen深化 shēn huà
深受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure深受 shēn shòu
资深 zīshēn senior資深
深感 shēn gǎn to feel deeply深感 shēn gǎn
深情 shēn qíng deep emotion深情 shēn qíng
深厚 shēn hòu deep深厚 shēn hòu
深圳市 Shēn zhèn shì Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong深圳市 Shēn zhèn shì
深渊 shēn yuān abyss深淵
加深 jiā shēn to deepen加深 jiā shēn
深色 shēn sè dark深色 shēn sè
深远 shēn yuǎn far-reaching深遠
深陷 shēn xiàn deep set (eyes)深陷 shēn xiàn
深切 shēn qiè deeply felt深切 shēn qiè
深层 shēn céng deep深層
深沉 shēnchén deep深沉 shēnchén

shēn Decomposition & Compounds

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shēn Decomposition

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