深意 (shēn yì) — deep meaning, profound significance | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

deep meaningprofound significance

Examples

深意。
Tā de huà lǐ yǒu hěn duō shēn yì.
His words contain a lot of deep meaning.
深意。
Zhè shǒu shī de shēn yì xū yào màn màn tǐ huì.
The deep meaning of this poem needs to be slowly appreciated.
深意。
Zhǐ yǒu liǎo jiě bèi jǐng cái néng lǐ jiě qí zhōng de shēn yì.
Only by understanding the background can one understand the deep meaning within.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

意yìmeaning

深 'deep' and 意 'meaning' combine to mean profound significance.

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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