chén

to sink; heavy; deep

HSK 5 #747

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 747th character
Radical ⽔ (85.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 871

Definitions

沉 chén
  1. 1. to sink
  2. 2. heavy
  3. 3. deep
  4. 4. profound
  5. 5. to lower
  6. 6. to drop
  7. 7. to submerge
  8. 8. to immerse
  9. 9. to keep down
沉 chēn
  1. 1. see hēi chēn chēn

Stroke order

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Words containing 沉

Word Meaning
silent; taciturn; uncommunicative
heavy; serious; hard
not happy; oppressive (of weather); (of sound) dull
to ponder; to contemplate; contemplation
calm and collected; not nervous; steady
deep; profound; (of a person) reserved
to settle
to be addicted to; to be engrossed; to be absorbed with
to immerse; to soak; to permeate
depressed; low spirit; bad mood
to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant
to sink
to indulge in; addicted; absorbed in
to become intoxicated
to sink down
shipwreck; sinking ship; sunken boat
to sink into (vice, depravity etc); downfall
gloomy
deep and low (of sound); gloomy; downcast
lifeless; spiritless; dead atmosphere
silence; stillness
reticent; uncommunicative; habitually silent (idiom)
to attack and sink (a ship)
deep in sorrow; profound (condolences); grief
calm; quiet; peaceful
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