11 strokes
11 画

shuǐ

water



  • deep
  • dark; deep
  • profound; penetrating
  • late
  • deeply; greatly

shēn-ào
深奥

adj.

abstruse; profound

shēn-cháng
深长

adj.

(of meaning, implications, etc.) profound

shēn-chén
深沉

adj.

dark; deep

shēn-chù
深处

n.

depths; recesses

shēn-dù
深度

n.

depth; degree of depth

shēn-hòu
深厚

adj.

deep; profound; solid; deep seated

shēn-huà
深化

v.

deepen

shēn-kè
深刻

adj.

profound

shēn-qiǎn
深浅

n.

depth; proper limit (of speech or action)

shēn-qíng
深情

adj.

deep feeling; deep love

shēn-rù
深入

v. / adj.

go deep into; penetrate into /thorough

shēn-shēn
深深

adv.

deeply; profoundly

shēn-sī
深思

v.

reflect on; think deeply about; ponder deeply over

shēn-yè
深夜

n.

late at night

shēn-yuān
深渊

n.

abyss

shēn-yuán
深远

adj.

profound and lasting; far-reaching

shēn-zào
深造

v.

take up advanced studies

shēn-chóu-dà-hèn
深仇大恨
bitter and deep-seated hatred

shēn-gēng-bàn-yè
深更半夜
in the middle of the night; in the depth of night

shēn-jū-jiǎn-chū
深居简出
lead a secluded life; do mesticity

shēn-móu-yuǎn-lǜ
深谋远虑
think deeply and plan carefully; be farsighted and pruden

shēn-rù-qiǎn-chū
深入浅出
explain the profound in simple terms

shēn-shān-lǎo-lín
深山老林
remote, thickly forested mountains

shēn-wù-tòng-jué
深恶痛绝
have a deep-rooted hatred; hold in abhorrence

Usage 用法

deep

Zhè kǒu jǐng hěn shēn.
这口井很深。
The well is quite deep.

dark; deep

Tā xǐ-huan chuān shēn-sè de yī-fu.
她喜欢穿深色的衣服。
She likes to wear dark clothes.

profound; penetrating

Tā gěi wǒ liú-xià le hěn shēn de yìn-xiàng.
她给我留下了很深的印象。
She left a deep impression on me.

late

Shēn-qiū de Xiāng-shān, mǎn shì hóng-yè.
深秋的香山,满是红叶。
Xiangshan in late autumn is covered with red leaves.

deeply; greatly

Tā-de huà shǐ tīng-zhòng shēn shòu gǎn-dòng.
她的话使听众深受感动。
The audience was deeply moved by her words.