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沉
chén
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
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An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵
HSK 5
7 strokes
Very Common (8%)
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⿰氵冗
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Words Using 沉 (83)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
沉默
↗
chénmò
taciturn / uncommunicative / silent
5
chénmò
沉默
↗
HSK 5
taciturn / uncommunicative / silent
沉重
↗
chénzhòng
heavy / hard / serious / critical
6
chénzhòng
沉重
↗
HSK 6
heavy / hard / serious / critical
沉思
↗
chénsī
to contemplate / to ponder / contemplation / meditation
6
chénsī
沉思
↗
HSK 6
to contemplate / to ponder / contemplation / meditation
深沉
↗
shēnchén
deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched
6
shēnchén
深沉
↗
HSK 6
deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched
沉着
↗
chénzhuó
steady / calm and collected / not nervous
6
chénzhuó
沉着
↗
HSK 6
steady / calm and collected / not nervous
沉闷
↗
chénmèn
oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled
6
chénmèn
沉闷
↗
HSK 6
oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled
沉淀
↗
chéndiàn
to settle / to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
6
chéndiàn
沉淀
↗
HSK 6
to settle / to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
沉
↗
chēn
see [[黑沉沉<hēichēnchēn>]]
chēn
沉
↗
see [[黑沉沉<hēichēnchēn>]]
沉
↗
chén
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
chén
沉
↗
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
下沉
↗
xiàchén
to sink down
xiàchén
下沉
↗
to sink down