| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound / deep / deep-going |   |
| 浓厚 | nóng hòu | dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) | |
| 深沉 | shēn chén | deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched | |
| 深 |  shēn | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 深深 | shēn shēn | deep / profound | |
| 深厚 | shēn hòu | deep / profound | |
| 深层 | shēn céng | deep layer / deep / deep-seated / underlying | |
| 深邃 | shēn suì | deep (valley or night) / abstruse / hidden in depth | |
| 浓重 | nóng zhòng | dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) | |
| 沉 | chén | to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy | |
| 熟 | shú | ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] | |
| 渊 | yuān | deep pool / deep / profound | |
| 冥 | míng | dark / deep / stupid / the underworld | |
| 浏 | liú | clear / deep (of water) / swift | |
| 湛 | zhàn | deep / clear (water) | |
| 邃 | suì | deep / distant / mysterious | |
| 窈 | yǎo | (literary) deep / profound / dim (variant of 杳[yao3]) | |
| 覃 | tán | deep | |
| 酽 | yàn | (of tea, wine etc) strong / (of ink, aroma etc) thick / (of a color) deep / rich | |
| 窔 | yǎo | dark / deep / southeast corner of room | |
| 窎 | diào | (literary) distant / deep / profound | |
| 深情 | shēn qíng | deep emotion / deep feeling / deep love / affectionate / loving | |
| 默契 | mò qì | tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight | |
| 低沉 | dī chén | (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast | |
| 更深 | gēng shēn | deep at night | |
| 凝重 | níng zhòng | dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding | |
| 长叹 | cháng tàn | long sigh / deep sigh | |
| 内心深处 | nèi xīn shēn chù | deep in one's heart | |
| 深山 | shēn shān | deep in the mountains | |
| 深层次 | shēn céng cì | deep level / deep-seated / in-depth | |
| 深海 | shēn hǎi | deep sea | |
| 万丈 | wàn zhàng | lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless | |
| 穿插 | chuān chā | to insert / to take turns, alternate / to interweave / to interlace / subplot / interlude / episode / (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces | |
| 热衷 | rè zhōng | to feel strongly about / to be fond of / obsession / deep commitment | |
| 深陷 | shēn xiàn | to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc) / deep set (eyes) | |
| 油炸 | yóu zhá | to deep fry | |
| 深浅 | shēn qiǎn | deep or shallow / depth (of the sea) / limits of decorum | |
| 汪汪 | wāng wāng | gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep | |
| 宽厚 | kuān hòu | tolerant / generous / magnanimous / thick and broad (build) / thick and deep (voice) | |
| 浑厚 | hún hòu | simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding | |
| 深不可测 | shēn bù kě cè | deep and unmeasurable (idiom) / unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict | |
| 沉痛 | chén tòng | grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) | |
| 博大精深 | bó dà jīng shēn | wide-ranging and profound / broad and deep | |
| 幽谷 | yōu gǔ | deep valley | |
| 油锅 | yóu guō | a deep fryer | |
| 深谷 | shēn gǔ | deep valley / ravine | |
| 肃然起敬 | sù rán qǐ jìng | to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom) | |
| 墨绿色 | mò lu:4 sè | dark or deep green | |
| 沟壑 | gōu hè | gorge / gulch / ravine / deep ditch | |
| 酣睡 | hān shuì | to sleep soundly / to fall into a deep sleep | |
| 唉声叹气 | āi shēng tàn qì | sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair | |
| 深潭 | shēn tán | deep natural pond / deep pit / abyss | |
| 深红色 | shēn hóng sè | deep red / crimson / scarlet | |
| 潭水 | tán shuǐ | deep water | |
| 老谋深算 | lǎo móu shēn suàn | rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom) / astute and circumspect | |
| 刻印 | kè yìn | to engrave a seal / stamp mark / to print with carved type / to leave a deep impression | |
| 长驱直入 | cháng qū zhí rù | to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in | |
| 哀痛 | āi tòng | to grieve / to mourn / deep sorrow / grief | |
| 胸臆 | xiōng yì | inner feelings / what is deep in one's heart | |
| 落汤鸡 | luò tāng jī | a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress | |
| 深谋远虑 | shēn móu yuǎn lu:4 | lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom) | |
| 闷骚 | mēn sāo | (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside | |
| 深耕 | shēn gēng | deep plowing / thorough penetration / thorough development (of a market segment etc) | |
| 触景生情 | chù jǐng shēng qíng | scene which recalls past memories (idiom) / evocative of the past / reminiscent / to arouse deep feelings | |
| 深层清洁 | shēn céng qīng jié | deep cleansing | |
| 深广 | shēn guǎng | deep and wide / vast / profound (influence etc) | |
| 浅海 | qiǎn hǎi | shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep | |
| 情同手足 | qíng tóng shǒu zú | as close as one's hands and feet (idiom) / loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another | |
| 爆肚 | bào dǔ | deep fried tripe | |
| 玄青 | xuán qīng | deep black | |
| 困厄 | kùn è | in deep water / difficult situation | |
| 深情厚谊 | shēn qíng hòu yì | deep friendship | |
| 根深叶茂 | gēn shēn yè mào | deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) / (fig.) well established and growing strongly | |
| 炸 | zhá | to deep fry / (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable) / Taiwan pr. [zha4] | |
| 厚 | hòu | thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress | |
| 澳 | ào | deep bay / cove / harbor | |
| 苍 | cāng | dark blue / deep green / ash-gray | |
| 潭 | tán | deep pool / pond / pit (dialect) / depression | |
| 沧 | cāng | (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green / (literary) cold | |
| 潇 | xiāo | (of water) deep and clear | |
| 泓 | hóng | clear / vast and deep / classifier for a body of clear water | |
| 眭 | suī | to have a deep or piercing gaze | |
| 窅 | yǎo | sunken eyes / deep and hollow / remote and obscure / variant of 杳[yao3] | |
| 赪 | chēng | deep red | |
| 水深火热 | shuǐ shēn huǒ rè | deep water and scorching fire / abyss of suffering (idiom) | |
| 苦大仇深 | kǔ dà chóu shēn | great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom) / deeply ingrained long-standing resentment | |
| 伉俪情深 | kàng lì qíng shēn | married couple very much in love / deep conjugal love | |
| 名师出高徒 | míng shī chū gāo tú | A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors. | |
| 寓意深远 | yù yì shēn yuǎn | the implied message is deep (idiom) / having deep implications | |
| 宁静致远 | níng jìng zhì yuǎn | tranquility yields transcendence (idiom) / quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep. | |
| 情同骨肉 | qíng tóng gǔ ròu | as close as flesh and bones (idiom) / deep friendship | |
| 情逾骨肉 | qíng yú gǔ ròu | feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / deep friendship | |
| 更深人静 | gēng shēn rén jìng | deep at night and all is quiet (idiom) | |
| 极深研几 | jí shēn yán jǐ | deep and detailed investigation (idiom) | |
| 泉石膏肓 | quán shí gāo huāng | lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom) / a deep love of mountain scenery | |
| 深闭固拒 | shēn bì gù jù | deep, closed and refusing (idiom) / obstinate / stubborn and perverse | |
| 胸有城府 | xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ | subtle way of thinking (idiom) / hard to fathom / deep and shrewd | |
| 苦难深重 | kǔ nàn shēn zhòng | deep grief / extensive sorrow | |
| 亲如手足 | qīn rú shǒu zú | as close as brothers (idiom) / deep friendship | |
| 高城深池 | gāo chéng shēn chí | high walls and deep moat (idiom) / impenetrable defense | |
