甚 (sam6 | shen4 shen2) : extremely; exceed; what

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甚

sam6

shen4 shen2

[粵] sam6 | [國] shen4
[1] [adv] extremely; very; considerably
[2] [v] exceed; be more than

[粵] sam6 | [國] shen2
[pron] what (used mainly in the term 甚麼)

The traditional form 甚 is also used and interchangeable with 什 in China.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 甘 (#99)

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

甚 / 什

Don't confuse with:
其

This word has been viewed 7776 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2013 07:26

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甚麼 sam6 mo1 shen2 me5 = what; something 國

為甚麼 wai6 sam6 mo1 wei4 shen2/she2 me5 = why 國

甚麼的 sam6 mo1 dik1 shen4 mo2 de5 = and so forth, etc. 國

甚至乎 sam6 zi3 fu4 shen4 zhi4 hu1 = even; to the point that... 粵

甚至 sam6 zi3 shen4 zhi4 = even; to the point of; to the extent of

甚至於 sam6 zi3 jyu1 shen2 zhi4 yu2 = even to the extent

甚為 sam6 wai4 shen4 wei2 = very

不求甚解 bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2 bu4 qiu2 shen4 jie3 = not seek to understand things thoroughly; be content with superficial understanding 國

沒甚麼 mut6 sam6 mo1 mei2 shen2 me5 = nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; not very 國

甚麼是 sam6 mo1 si6 shen2 me5 shi4 = what is...? 國
See all 16 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 4 examples containing 甚

我甚麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

你的鞋子是甚麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。國
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.

我甚至有能力係不留痕跡嘅情況底下粵
I have the capability to not leave a trace afterwards.
[E.g. on a computer.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 甚
Unicode code for this character: U+751a (off-site link)

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