深沉
Old HSK 6
深沉 (shēnchén) · deep
深沉 (shēnchén) means “deep; low-pitched; reserved”. It is written with 2 characters: 深 (deep) + 沉 (to sink). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 深沉 is built
The characters
深 shēn · deep
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)
沉 chén · to sink
What 沉 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 冗rǒng — excessive
- 冖mì — cover
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一个深沉的人，很少说话。Tā shì yí gè shēnchén de rén, hěn shǎo shuōhuà.He is a reserved person who rarely speaks.
钟声低沉而深沉。Zhōngshēng dīchén ér shēnchén.The sound of the bell was low and deep.
Questions about 深沉
What does 深沉 mean?
深沉 (shēnchén) means “deep; low-pitched; reserved”.
How do you pronounce 深沉?
深沉 is pronounced shēnchén.
Which HSK level is 深沉?
深沉 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
- 深情厚谊shēnqínghòuyìdeep friendship
- 资深zīshēnsenior
- 深shēndeep
- 沉默chénmòsilent
Learn 深沉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 160: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.