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  *熟* | 熟* | *熟
ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]
HSK 2
profound / deep / deep-going
HSK 3
deep; profound
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *厚* | 厚* | *厚
thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沉* | 沉* | *沉
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
HSK 4
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
deep / profound
HSK 6
far-reaching / profound and long-lasting
HSK 7-9
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles
HSK 7-9
dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect)
HSK 7-9
profound / abstruse / recondite / profoundly
HSK 7-9
yellow bicycle (nickname for bicycles provided by the Ofo bike-sharing company, active 2014–2020)
Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors
faint / subtle (of sound, scent etc) / profound / mysterious / dim
marvelous / mysterious / profound / marvel / wonder
Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha!
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *微* | 微* | *微
tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
Dover
to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc / phonetic notation / (specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号)
Bill Gates (1955-), co-founder of Microsoft
vast and profound
styrofoam
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *渊* | 渊* | *渊
deep pool / deep / profound
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宥* | 宥* | *宥
to forgive / to help / profound
the implications are profound / the ramifications are huge / (of a decision etc) consequential
abstruse / profound mystery / the mysteries of the universe
refined / profound
chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3)
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
(lit.) abyss and ocean / (fig.) vast and profound
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *邈* | 邈* | *邈
profound / remote
deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched
erudite / profound / learned / extremely knowledgeable
Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
profound
twofold / manyfold / exponentially
reclining Buddha
mysterious / profound / abstruse
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
very serious / grave / profound
(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified
profound mystery
subtle / profound
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香临时抱佛脚)
profound (meaning, implications etc)
profound and unfathomable
written in a forceful hand / penetrating / profound
expanded polystyrene (EPS) / styrofoam
dual; twofold
deep and wide / vast / profound (influence etc)
subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
profound / deep
profound (knowledge) / erudite
grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences)
to see clearly / deep insight / profound view
profound / significant / meaningful
deep / profound
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *窈* | 窈* | *窈
(literary) deep; profound; dim (variant of )
profound love, generous friendship (idiom)
profound love
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *窎* | 窎* | *窎
(literary) distant / deep / profound
to understand profoundly / well-versed / skillful / practiced / to have the knack
profound friendship / sworn brotherhood
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沕* | 沕* | *沕
abstruse / profound
deep / profound / abstruse and full (of thought)
styrofoam
twofold / double
erudite / broad and profound / learned
the original name of 孫中山|孙中山, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党
Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴
deep and profound meaning
profoundly well-versed
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党 / same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
profound thoughts or ideas
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
Mark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook
chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3)
profound or erudite plans
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
deep and profound
profound / abstruse mystery
obscure / dusky / far and deep / profound / see also 杳杳
Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors
vast and profound
Dover
Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)
abstruse / deep and profound
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang / same as 孫中山|孙中山
Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s
to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
microfocus x-ray computed tomography (microCT)
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father / nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
(loanword) chloroform; trichloromethane CHCl3
Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 (official name of the phonetic system of writing Chinese used in Taiwan) / Bopomofo / abbr. to 注音一式
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic
to play the profound thinker

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