Chinese symbol for “depth”
深度
shēn dù
depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development
The closest CC-CEDICT match for depth is 深度 (shēn dù), defined as: depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “depth”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水深 | shuǐ shēn | depth (of waterway); sounding |
| 纵深 (縱深) | zòng shēn | depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory) |
| 进深 (進深) | jìn shēn | (of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear; depth |
| 深浅 (深淺) | shēn qiǎn | deep or shallow; depth (of the sea) |
| 蕴 (蘊) | yùn | to accumulate; to hold in store |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 深度.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深入 | shēn rù | to penetrate deeply; thorough |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound; deep |
| 深化 | shēn huà | to deepen; to intensify |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night |
| 深深 | shēn shēn | deep; profound |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
| 态度 (態度) | tài du | manner; bearing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “depth”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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