深
深 (shēn) means “deep”. It is made of 氵 + 罙 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 深 into its parts
What 深 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 罙 mí — deep
- ⺳ — net
- 冖 mì — cover
- 八 bā — eight
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八 bā — eight
- ⺳ — net
Origin hint: Deep 罙 water 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
深 stroke order
Example sentences
这条河很深，别下去。Zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn, bié xiàqu.This river is very deep; don't go in.
这个问题太深了，我不懂。Zhège wèntí tài shēn le, wǒ bù dǒng.This question is too deep; I don't understand it.
Words with 深
- 深刻shēnkèdeep
- 深入shēnrùin depth
- 深厚shēnhòudeep
- 博大精深bódàjīngshēnbroad and profound
- 根深蒂固gēnshēndìgùdeep-rooted
- 深奥shēn'àoprofound
- 深沉shēnchéndeep
- 深情厚谊shēnqínghòuyìdeep friendship
- 资深zīshēnsenior
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shēn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | deep; dark (color); difficult |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 深
What does 深 mean?
深 (shēn) means “deep; dark (color); difficult”.
How many strokes does 深 have?
深 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 深?
The radical of 深 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 深?
深 is made of 氵 (water) and 罙 (deep).
Which HSK level is 深?
深 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 深 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.