Character data

HSK 5

FREQUENCY 747th character

RADICAL ⽔ (85.4)

STROKES 7

INDEX # 871

沉 chén

to sink; heavy; deep

HSK 5 #747

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

Word	Meaning
沉稳 chén wěn	calm; steady; unflustered
沉住气 chén zhù qì	to stay calm; to keep cool
沉积 chén jī	sediment; deposit; sedimentation (geology)
昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén	dizzy
沉浮 chén fú	fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; ebb and flow
阴沉沉 yīn chén chén	dark (weather, mood)
沉积物 chén jī wù	sediment
沉降 chén jiàng	to subside; subsidence; to cave in
沉沉 chén chén	deeply; heavily
沉湎 chén miǎn	deeply immersed; deeply engrossed in; fig. wallowing in
破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu	burn one's boats; make a do-or-die effort
沉淀物 chén diàn wù	precipitate; solid sediment
昏沉 hūn chén	dazed; dizzy; befuddled
沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn	heavy
沉积岩 chén jī yán	sedimentary rock (geology)
浮沉 fú chén	ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along
沉吟 chén yín	to mutter to oneself irresolutely
沉鱼落雁 chén yú luò yàn	extremely beautiful woman
血沉 xuè chén	erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
黑沉沉 hēi chēn chēn	pitch-black
沉陷 chén xiàn	subsidence; caving in
沉香 chén xiāng	agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha); Chinese eaglewood
石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi	fig. to elicit no response
好酒沉瓮底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ	fig. the best is saved for last
好酒沉甕底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ	fig. the best is saved for last

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