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甚 - shén

great extent; considerably

great extent; considerably

How to read 甚

Click 甚 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshén
Englishgreat extent; considerably
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

甚且 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 甚微. Please read 甚或 one more time.

Common words with this character

even; going as far as to; so much so that
very small; very little; scant
so much so that; to the extent that; even
very; extremely

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 甚 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 甚且 and 甚微 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 甚.