深 shēn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 罙 deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
深夜
shēnyè
late night
Characters in this word
夜 yè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 深夜的街道格外安静，只听得见远处车辆的声音。 Shēnyè de jiēdào géwài ānjìng, zhǐ tīng de jiàn yuǎnchù chēliàng de shēngyīn. The streets late at night were especially quiet; only the sound of vehicles in the distance could be heard.
- 他深夜才下班回家，妻子还在等他。 Tā shēnyè cái xiàbān huí jiā, qīzi hái zài děng tā. He did not get off work and come home until late at night, and his wife was still waiting for him.
- 深夜里，窗外突然下起了大雨。 Shēnyè lǐ, chuāng wài tūrán xià qǐ le dà yǔ. In the middle of the night, it suddenly started to pour outside the window.
Related words
- 深 shēn deep; dark
- 深刻 shēnkè deep; profound
- 深入 shēnrù in depth
- 深厚 shēnhòu deep; strong
- 深处 shēnchù deep place
- 深度 shēndù depth
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound
- 根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted; ingrained
- 深奥 shēn'ào profound; abstruse
- 深沉 shēnchén deep; profound; reserved
- 深化 shēnhuà to deepen
- 深切 shēnqiè deep; profound; heartfelt