| 甚 | 239C15 20.21 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄕㄣˋ [shen4] (*ㄕㄣˊ [shen2] , *ㄕㄜˊ [she2] ). | ||
| Adj. | (1) (*[shen2]) What, what kind: 甚麼 [shen2mo0]↓; 甚樣 [shen2yang4]↓; 甚般 [shen2ban1]↓; short for 甚麼：甚人，甚事，甚地 what person, business, place; 甚時，甚日 what time, day. (2) (AC) fast (related 迅): 甚風，甚雨 fast-driving wind, rain; 甚口 fast talker. | |||||
| Adv. | Very, very much, quite: 甚好，甚佳，甚善 very good; 甚壞，甚惡 very bad; 甚大，甚小 very big, very small; 甚多，甚少 very much or many, very little or few, etc.; 甚可疑 very suspicious; 甚不壞 not bad indeed; oft. in comb. 甚為，甚是 instead of 甚 for rhythmic reason; thus 甚是可疑，甚是不壞; 甚是可人 very lovable; 甚有道理 (term of approval) quite right; 太甚 too much; 欺人太甚 has gone too far in insult or injury; 莫為己甚 don't drive s.o. into a corner. | |||||
| Words | 1. 甚般 [shen2ban1], adj. & adv., (MC) how (solitary, sad, etc.)＝modn. 怎般. 2. 甚處 [shen2chu4], adv., where. 3. 甚的 [shen2de0], n., (short for 甚麼的) what: 這柬帖說個甚的 what does this note say? 管他作（做）甚 what do you care to bother about it? 4. 甚而 [shen4er2], adv., even, go so far as to: 甚而打起來 even came to blows. 5. 甚至 [shen2zhi4], adv., see [shen4er2],↑: 甚至趕他出門 even throw him out of the house: also 甚至於 go so far as to. 6. 甚麼 [she2mo0] (weak form of [shen2mo0], also [shi2mo0], wr. 什麼), pron. & adj., (1) what: 你作甚麼 or 甚麼事 what are you doing? 甚麼人，甚麼地方 what man (who), what place (where); 甚麼意思 what do you (does it) mean? (2) any, anhyting: 想甚麼，說甚麼 say whatever comes to mind; 沒有甚麼不好 do not see anything wrong with it; (3) some or other: 不知誰說甚麼話 I do not know who said something or other (to offend him); 甚麼姓張的 a certain Mr. 張； 忽然看見一個甚麼妖怪 suddenly we saw a I-do-not-know-what monster; pron. & adj., 甚麼樣 [she2mo0yang4], adj. & adv., what kind of (animal, dress. etc.). 7. 甚恁底 [shen2ren4di0], adv., (MC) ＝甚怎的，甚麼的 what, see [she2mo0]↑, [shen2yang4]↓. 8. 甚日 *[shen2ri4], n., what day. 9. 甚是 [shen4shi4], adv., very＝甚, see 甚 Adv.↑; identical with 甚為 [shen2wei2]↓. 10. 甚時 [shen2shi2], n., what time. 11. 甚為 [shen4wei2], phr., very, identical with 甚, see Adv. ↑: 甚為不恭 very impolite. 12. 甚樣 [shen2yang4], adj., what kind (short for 甚麼樣) see [she2mo0]↑. | |||||