| Chinese Text Project |
| 深 U+6DF1 |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 𣸧 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 水+ 8 strokes = 11 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.218#22 p.441#31 Kangxi: p.632#01 Cihai: p.806r2c03 GSR: 666.c Hanyu: v3,p1662#10 |
| Composition: | Left: 氵, right: 罙. Component of: 𢊖 𠽉 𡪜 𪮨 𦸂 𬔒 𩴙 𪒗 |
| Mandarin: | shēn ㄕㄣ |
| Cantonese: | sam1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *shim |
| Shuowen: | 《水部》深：水。出桂陽南平，西入營道。从水罙聲。 |
| Guangyun: | 《廣韻·下平聲·侵·深》深：逺也，又水名出桂陽南平。式針切，二。 《廣韻·去聲·沁·深》深：不淺也，式禁切，又式今切，二。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·水部·八》深：〔古文〕𣸧《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤式針切，音𦸂。水名。《說文》水出桂陽南平，西入營道。又邃也。《增韻》深者，淺之對。《詩·邶風》深則厲，淺則揭。又深微也。《易·繫辭》惟深也能通天下之志。又藏也。《周禮·冬官考工記》梓人必深其爪。又衣名。《禮·深衣疏》衣裳相連，被體深邃，故謂之深。又州名。《韻會》後漢博陸郡，隋置深州。《廣輿記》今屬眞定府。又《廣韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤式禁切，音諗。度淺深曰深。《周禮·地官》以土圭測土深。 |
| Fanqie: | 式針 (《廣韻·下平聲·侵·深》) 式禁 (《廣韻·去聲·沁·深》) 式今 (《廣韻·去聲·沁·深》) |
| Unihan definition: | deep; depth; far; very, extreme |
Example usage
| 《論語·泰伯》: | 《詩》云『戰戰兢兢，如臨深淵，如履薄冰。』 |
| It is said in the Book of Poetry, 'We should be apprehensive and cautious, as if on the brink of a deep gulf, as if treading on thin ice.' | |
| 《孟子·盡心上》: | 孟子曰：「舜之居深山之中，與木石居，與鹿豕遊，其所以異於深山之野人者幾希。」 |
| Mencius said, 'When Shun was living amid the deep retired mountains, dwelling with the trees and rocks, and wandering among the deer and swine, the difference between him and the rude inhabitants of those remote hills appeared very small.' | |
| 《禮記·深衣》: | 古者深衣，蓋有制度，以應規、矩、繩、權、衡。 |
| Anciently the long dress had definite measurements, so as to satisfy the requirements of the compass and square, the line, the balance, and the steelyard. | |
| 《孝經·諸侯》: | 《詩》云：「戰戰兢兢，如臨深淵，如履薄冰。」 |
| It is said in the Book of Poetry: Be apprehensive, be cautious, As if on the brink of a deep abyss, As if treading on thin ice. | |
| 《揚子法言》: | 曰：「其為中也弘深，其為外也肅括，則可以禔身矣！」 |
| Yangzi said: If inwardly he makes himself broad and deep, and outwardly makes himself strict and restrained, then he can be satisfied. | |
| 《莊子·逍遙遊》: | 鷦鷯巢於深林，不過一枝。 |
| The tailor-bird makes its nest in the deep forest, but only uses a single branch. | |
| 《道德經》: | 古之善為士者，微妙玄通，深不可識。 |
| The skilful masters (of the Dao) in old times, with a subtle and exquisite penetration, comprehended its mysteries, and were deep (also) so as to elude men's knowledge. | |
| 《商君書·開塞》: | 去姦之本，莫深於嚴刑。 |
| And for banishing villainy, there is no deeper basis than severe punishments. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 水行者表深，使人無陷。 |
| 《說苑·君道》: | 何居之深遠而見我之明也，豈可欺哉！ |
| 《春秋繁露·竹林》: | 深本頃公之所以大辱身，幾亡國，為天下笑，其端乃從懾魯勝衛起。 |
| 《韓詩外傳·卷一》: | 《詩》云：「深則厲，淺則揭。」 |
| 《大戴禮記·保傅》: | 故今日即位，明日射人，忠諫者，謂之誹謗，深為計者謂之訞誣。 |
| 《白虎通德論·禮樂》: | 聞羽聲，莫不深思而遠慮者。 |
| 《新書·道術》: | 深知禍福謂之知，反知為愚。 |
| 《新序·善謀下》: | 漢王復入壁，深塹而守之，謂張子房曰：「諸侯不約，奈何？」 |
| 《中論·法象》: | 故《詩》曰：「就其深矣，方之舟之。」 |
| 《孔子家語·五儀解》: | 雖然，寡人生於深宮之內，長於婦人之手，未嘗知哀，未嘗知憂，未嘗知勞，未嘗知懼，未嘗知危，恐不足以行五儀之教，若何？ |
| 《潛夫論·讚學》: | 中穽深室，幽黑無見，及設盛燭，則百物彰矣。 |
| 《論衡·命祿》: | 儒者明說一經，習之京師，明如匡穉圭，深如趙子都，初階甲乙之科，遷轉至郎博士。 |
| 《太玄經·上》: | 次五，鳴鶴升自深澤，階天不怍。 |
| 《風俗通義·孝文帝》: | 單于深入寇掠，賊害北地都尉，殺略吏民，係虜老弱，驅畜產，燒積聚，候騎至甘泉，烽火通長安，京師震動，無不憂懣。 |
| 《孔叢子·廣詁》: | 淵、懿、邃、賾，深也。 |
| 《申鑒·時事》: | 曰：「事枉而難實者，欺慢必眾，奸偽必作，爭訟必繁，刑殺必深，吁嗟紛擾之聲，章乎天下矣，非所以撫遺民，成緝熙也。」 |
| 《忠經·天地神明章》: | 君臣固，其義深也。 |
| 《素書·求人之志章》: | 深計遠慮，所以不窮。 |
| 《新語·道基》: | 川谷交錯，風化未通，九州絕隔，未有舟車之用，以濟深致遠。 |
| 《蔡中郎集》: | 事深微以玄妙，實人倫之肇始。 |
| 《墨子·經說下》: | 若應長，應有深淺大常中在兵人長。 |
| 《列子·黃帝》: | 彼將處乎不深之度，而藏乎无端之紀，游乎萬物之所終始。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天則》: | 差繆之閒，言不可合，平不中律，月望而晨月毀於天，珠蛤蠃蚌虛于深渚，上下同離也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 夫道者，高不可極，深不可測，苞裹天地，稟受無形，原流泏泏，沖而不盈，濁以靜之徐清，施之無窮，無所朝夕，表之不盈一握，約而能張，幽而能明，柔而能剛，含陰吐陽，而章三光 |
| 《文始真經·九藥》: | 威鳳以難見為神，是以聖人以深為根。 |
| 《列仙傳·東方朔》: | 作深淺顯默之行，或忠言，或詼語，莫知其旨。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 思慮深，不輕言。 |
| 《韓非子·存韓》: | 臣斯請往見韓王，使來入見，大王見、因內其身而勿遣，稍召其社稷之臣，以與韓人為市，則韓可深割也。 |
| 《慎子·逸文》: | 離朱之明，察秋毫之末于百步之外，下於水尺，而不能見淺深。 |
| 《諫逐客書》: | 河海不擇細流，故能就其深。 |
| 《管子·輕重乙》: | 管子曰：「滕魯之粟釜百，則使吾國之粟釜千，滕魯之粟四流而歸我，若下深谷者。」 |
| 《孫子兵法·虛實》: | 故我欲戰，敵雖高壘深溝，不得不與我戰者，攻其所必救也。 |
| 《吳子·應變》: | 深溝高壘，守以彊弩。 |
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