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
深情厚谊
shēnqínghòuyì
deep affection and profound friendship
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
厚 hòu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
谊 yì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 宜 fitting, proper, right
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 两国人民在抗灾合作中结下的深情厚谊，成为后来交流的基础。 Liǎng guó rénmín zài kàngzāi hézuò zhōng jiéxià de shēnqíng hòuyì, chéngwéi hòulái jiāoliú de jīchǔ. The deep affection and friendship formed between the two peoples during disaster-relief co-operation became the basis for later exchanges.
- 十年的同窗生活让我们结下了深情厚谊。 Shí nián de tóngchuāng shēnghuó ràng wǒmen jiéxià le shēnqíng hòuyì. Ten years of studying together gave us a deep and lasting friendship.
- 毕业二十年，老同学从远方赶来，这份深情厚谊让人感动。 Bìyè èrshí nián, lǎo tóngxué cóng yuǎnfāng gǎnlái, zhè fèn shēnqíng hòuyì ràng rén gǎndòng. Twenty years after graduation, an old classmate came from afar — this deep friendship is truly moving.
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