shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

water (氵) + into the cave (罙) = deep

罙 depicts a person venturing into a cave or cavern — the idea of going far inward. Water that goes far inward is water that is deep.

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WaterSemantic
Entering deep into a caveSemantic

这条河很,小孩不能下去游泳。

zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn, xiǎo hái bù néng xià qù yóu yǒng。

This river is very deep; children cannot go down to swim.

他们两个人的感情很,谁都离不开谁。

tā men liǎng gè rén de gǎn qíng hěn shēn, shuí dōu lí bù kāi shuí。

The feelings between the two of them are very deep; neither can do without the other.

Words with 深

进深

jìn shēn

(of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear; depth

酒香不怕巷子深

jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)

雅人深致

yǎ rén shēn zhì

refined pleasure of poetic minds

灵魂深处

líng hún shēn chù

in the depth of one's soul

高城深池

gāo chéng shēn chí

high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense

高岸深谷

gāo àn shēn gǔ

high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location

高深

gāo shēn

profound

高深莫测

gāo shēn mò cè

profound mystery

一往情深

yī wǎng qíng shēn

deeply attached

交浅言深

jiāo qiǎn yán shēn

(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers

伉俪情深

kàng lì qíng shēn

married couple very much in love

内心深处

nèi xīn shēn chù

deep in one's heart

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