liquid
沈 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as chén in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as shěn.
In traditional Chinese the character 瀋 may be used.
It is made up of the components 氵 (water) and 冘 (to move on).
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 沈
Definitions for 沈 pronounced as chén
- variant of 沉[chen2]
Definitions for 沈 pronounced as shěn
- surname Shen
- place name
- liquid
- to pour
Vocabulary
The most common words for 沈 — see all
- Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
- old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden
- Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
- old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden
- Shenyang prefecture level city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
- old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden