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深厚 (shēn hòu) — deep; profound (of emotions, relationships, foundations, or skills)

Definition

深厚 describes deep, well-established emotions, friendships, or foundations — what has built up over time. Use 深刻 for deep impressions or thoughts, and 深远 for effects that reach far into the future.

adjective
deepprofound (of emotions, relationships, foundations, or skills)

Examples

  • 深厚。
    Tā duì zǔ guó yǒu zhe shēn hòu de gǎn qíng.
    He has deep feelings for his motherland.
  • 深厚。
    Liǎng rén zhī jiān jiàn lì le shēn hòu de yǒu yì.
    A profound friendship was established between the two.
  • 深厚。
    Tā de shù xué jī chǔ fēi cháng shēn hòu.
    His foundation in mathematics is very solid.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

深shēndeep
厚hòuthick

The parts for deep and thick combine to mean profound or strong.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𥥍
𥥍𥥍深shēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

深 is built from 氵, the side form of 水 “water”, and 𥥍, which supplies the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 厂厂chǎngcliff; cave on a cliff
  • 𣆪𣆪𣆪jug

The shape of 厚 puts 𣆪, a jug, beneath 厂, a cliff or cave.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5Abstract Concepts

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