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深渊

shēn yuān

2-character word Traditional 深淵

What 深渊 means

1. abyss

The characters in 深渊

• 深shēn(lit. and fig.) deep
• 渊yuāndeep pool; deep; profound

Words containing 深渊

• 如临深渊rú lín shēn yuān(lit.) as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom); (fig.) extremely cautious

Sounds the same

Read shēn yuān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 伸冤to right wrongs; to redress an injustice
• 申冤to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance