Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 罙 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
深
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
深
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
深
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
深
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
深
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
深
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
深
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
深
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
深
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
深
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
深
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
深
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
深
Regular
Modern
Chinese
深 [shēn]
deep; depth; deeply; (of a color) dark; deep; rich
Japanese
growing late; latening
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
深 しん
Shin given name
深 ふか
Fuka place namesurname
深 ふかさき
Fukasaki surname
深 ふかし
Fukashi given name
深 ふかみ
Fukami female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
深刻 [shēnkè] #2,729
profound
深入 [shēnrù] #4,410
to penetrate deeply
深圳 [Shēnzhèn] #1,280
Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深处 [shēnchù] #4,162
abyss
深处 [shēnchù] #4,162
abyss
深深 [shēnshēn] #4,531
deep
深度 [shēndù] #6,933
depth
深夜 [shēnyè] #7,096
very late at night
深化 [shēnhuà] #48,048
to deepen
深受 [shēnshòu] #11,826
to receive in no small measure
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 深い [ふかい] #341
deep
⭐ 深刻 [しんこく] #2,869
serious
⭐ 御 [ご] #3,057
honorific/polite/humble prefix
深呼吸 [しんこきゅう] #3,859
deep breath
⭐ 興味深い [きょうみぶかい] #3,945
very interesting
⭐ 深夜 [しんや] #4,005
late at night
⭐ 親切 [しんせつ] #4,064
kind
深々 [ふかぶか] #4,148
very deeply
⭐ 深める [ふかめる] #5,125
to deepen
⭐ 深まる [ふかまる] #6,974
to deepen
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