深

• 拼音: shēn
• 汉字拆解: 深 = 氵(water) + components depicting depth, originally describing water reaching deep underground

含义

Deep; profound. Describes physical depth, colour intensity, or abstract depth of thought and feeling.

A versatile adjective used in both concrete and abstract contexts. Physically: 水很深 (the water is deep), 深蓝色 (dark blue). Abstractly: 印象很深 (deep impression), 感情很深 (deep feelings), 理解很深 (deep understanding). The opposite is 浅 (shallow). Also used in time expressions: 深夜 (late at night).

例句

1. 这条河很深，游泳要小心。
2. 老师的话给我留下了很深的印象。
3. 他穿了一件深蓝色的外套。

用法指南

语境: description, nature, emotions, colours

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这篇文章写得很深。(This article is written with great depth.)
• 她对中国文化有很深的了解。(She has a deep understanding of Chinese culture.)

错误说法

• 这个问题很深难。(Don't combine 深 with 难 as a compound — say 这个问题很深 or 这个问题很难 separately.)

起源与历史

The character 深 contains 氵(water) and a phonetic component, originally describing the depth of a body of water. Extended metaphorically to mean profound or intense.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal