Radical 氵

11 strokes

water 氵 (78a) + hearth (619a) = deep 深

During the flood, water rapidly reached the hearth and put the fire out — it was getting really deep now. / This would mean that the giant handyman would shun the village (until the water receded — he doesn’t like getting his feet wet).

cover 冖 (82a) + eight 八 (20) + tree 木 (10a) = hearth

(In a game of hide and seek) the octopus hides up a tree and pulls a cover over his head — but still feels cold and wishes he was sitting by a warm hearth. / [No pronunciation needed]