DEEP    深

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CAVERNOUSYAWNINGGAPINGHUGEEXTENSIVEBOTTOMLESSFATHOMLESSUNFATHOMABLEIN DEPTHDOWNWARDINWARDIN VERTICAL EXTENT
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The dominant current general word for anything deep in any sense is shēn 深 (ant. qiǎn 淺 "shallow"). Depth is shèn 深. 2. Yuān 淵 is a poetic word for depth, and the meaning derives from the ordinary reference of the word to a deep pool or even an abyss.
Modern Chinese Criteria
深 深深 深刻 沉 深厚 深切 深沉 沉沉 沉穩 淵深 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
See also
  • PROFOUNDOBSCURE BUT INTENSELY INTERESTING.
Hypernym
  • SIZE　QUANTITY of a DIMENSION. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • QUANTITY　DEGREE of being MANY OR FEW that CAN be MEASURED OR COUNTED. (anc: 5/0, child: 3)
  • DEGREE　FEATURE of MORE or LESS. (anc: 4/0, child: 4)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 12.67

    • Words (14 items)

    深  shēn/shèn MC: -- OC: --
    深  shēn/shèn MC: -- OC: -- 40 Attributions

    The dominant current general word for anything deep in any sense is shēn 深 (ant. qiǎn 淺"shallow").

      Word relations
    • Ant: 淺/SHALLOW
    • Ant: 高/HIGH The manifestly dominant general word is gāo 高(ant. bēi 卑 "low" and xià 下 "low") which refers to concrete as well as abstract elevation.
    • Object: 測/ASSESS Liào 料 refers to a tentative and approximative subjective assessment, typically of probabilities. [APPROXIMATIVE], [PROSPECTIVE], [TENTATIVE]
    • Epithet: 池/POND The most common word for an artificial lake of any kind is chí 池, and this word typically refers to a meandering lake, sometimes close in shape to a moat, particularly round elevated terraces and the like, around gardens and orchards, but also as part of palaces.
    • Epithet: 淵/LAKE Yuān 淵 refers to a very deep pool.
    • Assoc: 幽/DARK The most current general word for physical shadowiness and obscurity is probably yōu 幽 (ant. míng 明 "bright"), but this word often has lyrical overtones of secluded peace.
    • Oppos: 高/HIGH The manifestly dominant general word is gāo 高(ant. bēi 卑 "low" and xià 下 "low") which refers to concrete as well as abstract elevation.

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeatureliterally: depth
    • npost-Ndeepest point of NCH
    • v[adN]deep abyssCH
    • vadNdeep; deep and spacious; deep and remote 深山
    • vadNfigurativeunfathomable; endless (mountains etc)
    • vadVliteral: deeply (MENG: of ploughing); deeply (hide); deeply (understand), 
    • vi.red:adNdeep, very deep
    • vichangebecome deeper
    • viderivedbe preoccupied with deep other thingsCH
    • viphysicalbe deep
    • vt+prep+Ngradedbe deeper than NLZ
    • vtoNcausativedeepen; give greater depth (of defenses?) to make higher (!!)
    淵  yuān OC: qʷiin MC: ʔen 8 Attributions

    Yuān 淵 is a poetic word for depth, and the meaning derives from the ordinary reference of the word to a deep pool or even an abyss.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNdeep
    • vi.redbe very deep
    • vifigurative(poetic) abysmally deep, profound
    不測  bù cè OC: pɯʔ skhrɯɡ MC: pi̯ut ʈʂhɨk 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VP[adN]passivewhat is not fathomed> what is unfathomable
    • VP[adNab]the unfathomableCH
    • VPadNfigurativeunfathomable
    • VPifigurativebe ubfathomable
    淺深  qiǎn shēn OC: tshenʔ qhljum MC: tshiɛn ɕim 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featuredepth or otherwise, relative depth (of guilt)
    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featurerelative physical depth
    • VPadVdeeply
    深淺  shēn qiǎn OC: qhljum tshenʔ MC: ɕim tshiɛn 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}conceptdepth
    高  gāo OC: koow MC: kɑu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabconceptdepth
    深湛  shēn zhàn OC: qhljum ɡrluumʔ MC: ɕim ɖɣɛm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVdeeply, in the depth ??
    窈窕  yǎo tiǎo MC: 'ewX dewX OC: qiiwʔ ɡ-leewʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNdeep and darkDS
    浚  jùn MC: swinH OC: sqluns 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNpoetic: deep and steepCH
    漼  cuǐ OC: skhluulʔ MC: tshuo̝i 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNdeep
    窅  yǎo OC: qeewʔ MC: ʔeu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vifigurativedeep; profound
    孔  kǒng OC: khooŋʔ MC: khuŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNdeep
    沈  chén OC: ɡrlum MC: ɖim 0 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Synon: 深 / 深/DEEP The dominant current general word for anything deep in any sense is shēn 深 (ant. qiǎn 淺"shallow").

      Syntactic words
    • vibe deep
    湛  zhàn OC: ɡrluumʔ MC: ɖɣɛm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viprofound; deep (CC)