Attested Chinese name

深深 Shēn Shēn

Deep and layered; a courtyard that seems to go on and on.

Given name: 深深 Usage: female Era: classical

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Shēn Shēn

Character by character

深
shēn

deep; depth; far; very, extreme

深
shēn

deep; depth; far; very, extreme

Why it works

深深 (Shēn Shēn) is a classical Chinese given name. 深 means deep; depth; far; very, extreme; 深 means deep; depth; far; very, extreme. It comes from Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci, where the text reads “蝶戀花·庭院深深深幾許:庭院深深深幾許” — The courtyard is deep, deep—how deep can it be? It is quiet and enclosed. It is a common reduplication; it can sound like a description. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Shēn Shēn. Say it slowly, then at normal speed. If a tone feels difficult, practice the syllable alone before putting the full name together. A Chinese speaker will usually understand an imperfect tone in context, but the closer you get, the more natural the name feels.

How to introduce it

“My Chinese name is 深深. 深 — deep; depth; far; very, extreme; 深 — deep; depth; far; very, extreme.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李深深 (Lǐ Shēn Shēn), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Song Ci Sanbaishou (宋詞三百首) / Three Hundred Song Ci · 蝶戀花·庭院深深深幾許:庭院深深深幾許

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