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Summary: Learn how to write "deep" in Chinese characters for the poem "Seeking the Hermit But No Meeting" with expert Chinese language tips in this free online Chinese characters video clip.
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Esther-Xiaohua Liu Esther-Xiaohua Liu is currently a graduate student and teaching assistant with a major in Chinese Literature and Languages at The University of Massachusetts,... read more
This word is shen. Shen. Shen. "Shen" means "deep" or "thick." Deep. There are two parts for this word. The part on left is write in this way. Actually, we call this "shui." "Shui" means "water." And the part on right is also two parts. See, on top, on bottom. On top is this, and bottom, I think you have now, yes? It's mu - the wood. So "shen" means "deep" or "thick." If you say, "yun shen" - remember, "yun" means "cloud." If you say, "yun shen," that means, "the cloud is really thick." Yun shen. And also you can say, "shui shen." "Shui" means "water." The water is really deep. So here we just say, "yun shen." Means, "The clouds are really thick."