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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC 
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
深
Ancient variant of 深.
Character Evolution
說文解字
《說文》：“深，水。出桂陽南平，西入營道。从水，罙聲。”
Sources
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)