深

shēn

adjective HSK 3 #1,244

Meanings

1 deep; profound
2 dark (color); deep (color)
3 late (night); advanced

Characters

deep; profound; dark (of color)

Examples

这条河很深。

Zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn.

This river is very deep.

他穿了一件深蓝色的衣服。

Tā chuān le yī jiàn shēnlánsè de yīfu.

He wore a dark blue outfit.

夜深了，快睡吧。

Yè shēn le, kuài shuì ba.

It's late at night, go to sleep.

Tips

usage

深 for colors means 'dark': 深红 (dark red), 深绿 (dark green). The opposite is 浅 (qiǎn, shallow/light).

Stroke Order

深 shēn