Learn a Chinese Character - 甚 (Shèn) - Very/Exceedingly

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 甘（gān，与味觉相关） (radical: sweet)

笔画数: 9 (9 strokes)

结构分解: 会意字，从甘（甜）从匹（匹配），本义指味道醇厚到极致（如"味甚"），后引申为程度深（如"甚好"） (ideogram combining "甘" (sweet) and "匹" (match), originally meaning extremely sweet (e.g., "very sweet taste"), extended to high degree (e.g., "very good"))

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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Shèn (fourth tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

甚表示程度深（如"甚好"）、超过（如"过甚"）或疑问（如"何甚"） (Very: high degree (e.g., "very good"); Exceed: go beyond (e.g., "excessive"); Interrogative: why so (e.g., "why so much"))

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

• 甚至 (shèn zhì) - even
• 甚好 (shèn hǎo) - very good
• 过甚 (guò shèn) - excessive
• 甚而 (shèn ér) - even more

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

作副词时修饰形容词/动词（如"甚美"）；作形容词时表过度（如"过甚其词"） (Adverb: modifies adjectives/verbs (e.g., "very beautiful"); Adjective: indicates excess (e.g., "exaggerated"))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

古汉语中"甚"高频使用（如《论语》"甚矣吾衰也"），现代多用于书面语，保留了文言色彩；"甚至"是现代汉语常用关联词，体现语言的传承与演变 (Common in classical Chinese (e.g., "How greatly I have decayed!" from The Analects), now used in written Chinese. "甚至" (even) is a common modern conjunction, showing linguistic inheritance)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

"甚"由"甘"（甜）和"匹"（匹配）组成，想象甜味醇厚到极致即为"甚"，通过"甜+极致"的画面轻松记住核心含义 ("甚" is composed of "甘" (sweet) and "匹" (match). Imagine extremely sweet taste to remember the core meaning "very/exceedingly")