zhàn

deep

A deep  lake  also provides the pronunciation

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

甚 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

shénshèn

  

extremely

Evolution

湛 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
湛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
湛 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
湛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhàn

deep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid; clear (water)

 

Zhàn

surname Zhan

Most common words with 湛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

精湛

consummate

湛蓝

azure

湛江

Zhanjiang prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng​dōng​shěng] in south China

deep

湛江市

Zhanjiang prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng​dōng​shěng] in south China