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Pronunciation:
shēnMeaning:
deepEtymology:
Water 水 + 罙 (phonetic). 罙: hole 穴 taking 求 fire 火 (altered to look like 木). (
associative/phono-semantic compound).
Traditional character: 深 (the same)
Found in:
Du Fu's 春望Du Mu's 题扬州禅智寺Li Bai's 赠汪伦Word of the day on 04.14.08