Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/深-shēn-deep

深 shēn deep in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 水 shuĭ “water”, which is written 氵 and is referred to colloquially as 三点水 (三點 水) sāndiăn shuĭ “three drops of water” when it occurs at the left-hand side of a character. The right-hand component of the character is the phonetic, which is usually pronounced -en or -an.

Examples

• 深 shēn be deep; dark (of colors) [SV]
• 深色 shēnsè dark in color, dark-colored [AT]
• 深水 shēn shuĭ deep water

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

• 立 lì stand; establish
• 建 jiàn establish, build
• 桌 zhuō table
• 靠 kào depend on, lean on
• 严(嚴) yán stern, severe
• 绩(績) jī achievement, accomplishment; merit
• Kitchen
• 占(佔) zhàn occupy
• 能 néng
• 眼 yăn eye
• Geometry
• Transportation
• 船(船) chuán boat, ship
• 化 huà change; melt
• 望(望) wàng hope; watch