Learn a Chinese Character - 深 (Shēn) - Deep

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 氵（三点水） (radical: water)

笔画数: 11 (11 strokes)

结构分解: 形声字，从水（氵，与水相关）、罙（shēn，表音），本义指从水面到水底的距离大（如水深），后引申为程度高、时间久等抽象含义 (ideogram with "氵" (water) as radical and "罙" indicating pronunciation, originally meaning great distance from surface to bottom (e.g., "deep water"), extended to high degree or long time)

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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Shēn (first tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

深指从表面到底部的距离大（如"水深"），引申为程度高（如"深厚"）、时间久（如"深夜"）、关系密切（如"深情"） (Deep: great distance from surface to bottom (e.g., "deep water"); High degree: profound (e.g., "profound friendship"); Long time: late (e.g., "late night"); Close relationship: affectionate (e.g., "affectionate feelings"))

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

• 深度 (shēn dù) - depth
• 深厚 (shēn hòu) - profound
• 深入 (shēn rù) - in-depth
• 深夜 (shēn yè) - late night

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

作形容词时可修饰名词（如"深水"）；作副词时表示程度（如"深爱"）；常与"度""厚"等词组合（如"深度""深厚"） (Adjective: modifies nouns (e.g., "deep water"); Adverb: indicates degree (e.g., "deeply love"); often combined with "度/厚" (e.g., "depth", "profound"))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

中文中"深"与"浅"常成对出现（如"深入浅出"），体现对立统一的哲学思想；传统文化中"深情"强调情感的真挚，"深耕"比喻专注投入，反映中国人对深度与专注的重视 (In Chinese, "深" (deep) and "浅" (shallow) are often paired (e.g., "explain profound theories in simple terms"), reflecting the philosophical idea of unity of opposites. Traditional culture uses "深情" (affectionate) to emphasize sincere emotions and "深耕" (deep cultivation) to metaphorize dedication, reflecting Chinese values of depth and focus)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

"深"由"氵"（水）和"罙"组成，想象水从表面到水底的距离很大就是"深"；通过"深度""thick"等词联想扩展含义，轻松记住"深"的核心概念 ("深" is composed of "氵" (water) and "罙". Imagine the great distance from the water surface to the bottom as "deep". Extend to "depth" and "profound" through related words to easily remember the core meaning)