Depicts putting something sweet in the mouth (甘) with a spoon. Based on the original meaning "very peaceful and happy". The meaning later shifted to "excessive" "extremely".
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甚
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
甚
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
甚
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
甚
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
甚
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
甚
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
甚
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
甚
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
甚
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甚
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甚
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甚
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
甚 [shén]
variant of 什[shén]
甚 [shèn]
what; very; extremely; any
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
甚 じん
Jin surnamegiven name
甚 じんきち
Jinkichi given name
甚 じんじ
Jinji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (46)
甚至 [shènzhì] #470
even
甚至于 [shènzhìyú] #27,145
so much (that)
甚至于 [shènzhìyú] #27,145
so much (that)
甚为 [shènwéi] #18,640
very
甚为 [shènwéi] #18,640
very
更有甚者 [gèngyǒushènzhě] #41,888
furthermore (idiom)
甚或 [shènhuò] #43,703
so much so that
甚嚣尘上 [shènxiāochénshàng] #46,526
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
甚嚣尘上 [shènxiāochénshàng] #46,526
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
欺人太甚 [qīréntàishèn] #45,900
to bully intolerably (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 痛い [いたい] #592
painful
⭐ 甚だ [はなはだ] #14,734
very
⭐ 甚だしい [はなはだしい] #14,891
extreme
⭐ 甚大 [じんだい] #16,065
very great
甚振る [いたぶる] #57,563
to torment
甚平 [じんべい] #62,186
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
甚兵衛 [じんべえ] #69,475
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
⭐ 激甚 [げきじん] #74,986
intense
痛く [いたく] #82,905
extremely
幸甚 [こうじん] #85,452
being extremely grateful
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KOREAN WORDS (1)