深沉

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Chinese

deep; profound
submerge; immerse; sink
submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
 
trad. (深沉)
simp. #(深沉)
alternative forms 深沈

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (26) (11)
Final () (139) (140)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter syim drim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕiɪm/ /ɖˠiɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕim/ /ɖᵚim/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕjem/ /ȡiem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕim/ /ɖjim/
Li
Rong
/ɕiəm/ /ȡjəm/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭĕm/ /ȡĭĕm/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯əm/ /ȡʱi̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shēn chén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sam1 cam4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 11255 15256
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3 3
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*hljum/ /*l'um/
Notes

Adjective

深沉

  1. deep; deepening
  2. profound; sophisticated
  3. (of sound or voice) low-pitched; deep; dull
  4. undemonstrative; reserved

Synonyms

  • (deep): 沉沉 (chénchén), (literary) 湛深 (zhànshēn)
  • (low-pitched): 低沉 (dīchén)
  • (undemonstrative):