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
深情
shēnqíng
deep feeling; deep affection; affectionate
Characters in this word
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 影片结尾那段独白充满深情，却没有落入煽情的俗套。 Yǐngpiàn jiéwěi nà duàn dúbái chōngmǎn shēnqíng, què méiyǒu luòrù shānqíng de sútào. The monologue at the end of the film is full of deep feeling, yet it does not fall into sentimental clichés.
- 爷爷深情地看着老照片，想起了年轻时候的事。 Yéye shēnqíng de kànzhe lǎo zhàopiàn, xiǎngqǐ le niánqīng shíhou de shì. Grandpa looked at the old photos with deep affection, recalling his younger days.
- 她用深情的目光望着缓缓开走的火车。 Tā yòng shēnqíng de mùguāng wàngzhe huǎnhuǎn kāi zǒu de huǒchē. She gazed with deep affection at the train slowly pulling away.
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
- 深夜 shēnyè late night
- 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