深

Glyph origin
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Etymology
that had Old Chinese initial *n- because of 's phonetic component.

reconstructs & proposes relations to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, which Schuessler traces to 🇨🇬, which STEDT in turn derives from 🇨🇬. If so, is from.

Schuessler also notices 's similarity to, which he considers to be an etymon.

Possibly cognate with and  (however, see there).

, "depth" (in ) & whence MC ɕiɪmH, is nominal derivation with suffix *-s (> departing tone).

, "be startled and flee ; i.e. to sink into the deep" (in ) & whence Mandarin shěn, is endoactive derivative with *-ʔ (> rising tone).

Definitions

 * 1)  deep
 * 2) depth; deepness
 * 3)  deep; profound
 * 4)  great; profound; obtuse; obscure
 * 5)  long
 * 6)  deep; dark
 * 7) very; extremely
 * 1)  long
 * 2)  deep; dark
 * 3) very; extremely
 * 1) very; extremely
 * 1) very; extremely
 * 1) very; extremely

Kanji

 * 1) deep, close, thick, profound

Derived terms

 * : deep
 * : deep breath