甚 (shèn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 甚 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
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HSK 4 Words Containing 甚
甚至
even; even to the point of
他很忙，甚至周末也在工作。
Tā hěn máng, shènzhì zhōumò yě zài gōngzuò.
He's very busy, he even works on weekends.
About the character 甚
甚 (shèn) means very; even (as in 甚至). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".