PROFOUND   

OBSCURE BUT INTENSELY INTERESTING.
See also
  • DEEPBIG SIZE DOWNWARD.
  • SECRETVOLUNTARILY:deliberately CONCEALED FROM OTHERS OR from PERSONS OUTSIDE a certain GROUP.
Hypernym
  • OBSCURE　DARK so as to be DIFFICULT to SEE, DIFFICULT to UNDERSTAND OR STRANGE to THINK of. (anc: 7/0, child: 4)
  • DARK　COLOUR LACKING BRIGHTNESS. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • COLOUR　APPEARANCE of SURFACES which REFLECT OR ISSUE LIGHT, PERCEIVED USING the EYES. (anc: 5/0, child: 8)
Other Hypernyms
  • INTERESTING　IMPORTANT so as to CAUSE one to DESIRE to KNOW OR SEE MORE of it. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • IMPORTANT　APPROPRIATE to CAUSE ATTENTION OR RESPECT. (anc: 6/0, child: 7)
  • APPROPRIATE　EXCELLENT in a DEFINED SITUATION OR FOR a DEFINED NEED. (anc: 5/0, child: 8)

Words (7 items)

深  shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum
深  shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum 18 Attributions

    Word relations
  • Epithet: 知/UNDERSTAND The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")

    Syntactic words
  • nabfeaturedepth, profoundness
  • v[adN]what is profound; a profound way of doing things; a profound solutionCH
  • vadNabfigurativeprofound (with abstract noun)
  • vadVprofoundly; with deep reflection; with profound dedication
  • vifigurativego deep; be profound
微  wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 3 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nabsubtlety and profundityLZ
  • vadNsubtle and profound 微言 "subtle/profound pronouncements"
  • vtoNputativeconsider as and treat as subtle and profoundCH
遠  yuǎn OC: ɢʷanʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐn 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • v[adN]abstractwhat reaches farCH
  • vadNYI: profound 其旨遠 "the significance is far-reaching"
  • vadVfrom a profound long-term perspectiveCH
深遠  shēn yuǎn OC: qhljum ɢʷanʔ MC: ɕim ɦi̯ɐn 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • VPadNfigurativedeep and far-reaching > profound
漸深  jiàn shēn MC: dzjemX syim OC: dzamʔ qhljum 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPifigurativeprofound, deep (e.g. of one's mind)LZ
隱  yǐn OC: qɯnʔ MC: ʔɨn 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vigradedbe profound and subtle
深妙  shēn miào OC: qhljum mews MC: ɕim miɛu 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • VPibe profound and mysteriously fascinating