深 (sam1 | shen1 shen4) : deep

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深

sam1

shen1 shen4

[1] deep; depth [2] profound; mysterious; difficult; abstruse [3] close; intimate [4] very; extremely

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

深

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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深水 sam1 seoi2 shen1 shui3 = deep water; (placename) Sum Sui

深呼吸 sam1 fu1 kap1 = deep breath

深港 sam1 gong2 shen1 gang3 = Shenzhen and Hong Kong

深信 sam1 seon3 shen1 xin4 = resolutely believe; sincerely believe

深入 sam1 jap6 shen1 ru4 = penetrate deeply; thorough; thoroughly

深切 sam1 cit3 shen1 qie4 = sincere; heartfelt

深刻 sam1 hak1 shen1 ke4 = profound; deep

深化 sam1 faa3 shen1 hua4 = intensify; deepen

深厚 sam1 hau5 shen1 hou4 = deep; profound

深夜 sam1 je6 shen1 ye4 = late at night; in the deep of the night
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可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

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Decimal representation of this word: 深
Unicode code for this character: U+6df1 (off-site link)

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