sink
沉 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 chēn.
It is made up of the components 氵 (water) and 冗 (excessive).
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 沉
Definitions for 沉 pronounced as chén
- to submerge
- to immerse
- to sink
- to keep down
- to lower
- to drop
- deep
- profound
- heavy
Definitions for 沉 pronounced as chēn
- see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 沉 — see all
- taciturn
- uncommunicative
- silent
- heavy
- hard
- serious
- critical
- to settle
- to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
Collections
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HSK 5
by CharacterPop ※ 636 characters
The Second 1000 Traditional Chinese Characters
by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters
The Second 1000 Simplified Chinese Characters
by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters