甚 shèn · shén

HSK 4Character2 readings

excessive; undue

Radical: 甘
Strokes: 9
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 甘匹
Traditional: 甚
Frequency: #682 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

shènMain reading shénRare reading

shèn

shen4Main readingHSK 4

excessive; undue CC-CEDICT
to exceed; to be more than CC-CEDICT
very; extremely CC-CEDICT
(dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. (shén)) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “甚” as shèn

甚至shèn zhìevenWordHSK 4 甚至于shèn zhì yúevenWordHSK 7–9 不甚bù shèn(literary) not veryWord 幸甚xìng shèn(literary) very fortunateWord 甚且shèn qiěevenWord 甚为shèn wéiveryWord 甚巨shèn jù(usu. of an adverse effect) immenseWordUnreviewed 甚平shèn píngjinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the…Word

shén

shen2Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is shèn.

what (as in 甚么, same as 什么)
something (in questions, as in 甚么)

Stroke order

Practice writing 甚

Draw “甚” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

你要喝甚么茶?
nǐ yào hē shén me chá
What tea do you want to drink?
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他甚高兴。
tā shèn gāo xìng
He is very happy.
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她甚至会说中文。
tā shèn zhì huì shuō zhōng wén
She can even speak Chinese.
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Same radical 甘

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甜tián 甘gān

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