深 · shēn · (lit. and fig.) deep
Learn the Chinese character 深 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
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- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 深.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 深
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 深.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 深shēn(lit. and fig.) deep
- 加深jiāshēnto deepen
- 深度shēndùdepth
- 深厚shēnhòudeep
- 深刻shēnkèprofound
- 深入shēnrùto penetrate deeply
- 深远shēnyuǎnfar-reaching
- 深夜shēnyèvery late at night
- 博大精深bódà-jīngshēn(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 根深蒂固gēnshēn-dìgùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
- 深奥shēn’àoprofound
- 深沉shēnchéndeep
- 深化shēnhuàto deepen
- 深切shēnqièdeeply felt
- 深情shēnqíngdeep emotion
- 深情厚谊shēnqíng-hòuyìdeep friendship
- 深入人心shēnrù-rénxīnto enter deeply into people's hearts
- 深思shēnsīto ponder
- 深邃shēnsuìdeep (valley or night)
- 深造shēnzàoto pursue one's studies
- 资深zīshēnsenior
- 纵深zòngshēndepth (from front to rear)
Real usage
Example sentences with 深
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 深 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 深
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 深 mean in Chinese?
深 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: (lit. and fig.) deep.
How do you pronounce 深?
深 is shown as shēn.
Is 深 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 深 is HSK 4 recognition character #277.
Can I practise writing 深?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 writing inventory
- 22 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #277.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.