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沉
chén
1.
to submerge
2.
to immerse
3.
to sink
4.
to keep down
5.
to lower
6.
to drop
7.
deep
8.
profound
9.
heavy
Very Common • Top 4%
✏️ 7 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
下沉
xiàchén
to sink down
低沉
dīchén
overcast
击沉
jīchén
to attack and sink (a ship)
昏沉
hūnchén
murky
沉凝
chénníng
stagnant
沉吟
chényín
to mutter to oneself irresolutely
沉寂
chénjì
silence
沉思
chénsī
to contemplate
沉闷
chénmèn
oppressive (of weather)
沉沉
chénchén
deeply
沉没
chénmò
to sink
沉浮
chénfú
lit. sinking and floating
沉浸
chénjìn
to soak
沉沦
chénlún
to sink into (bad connotation)
沉湎
chénmiǎn
deeply immersed
沉溺
chénnì
to indulge in
沉潭
chéntán
drowning sb tied to a rock (as a form of torture)
沉淀
chéndiàn
to settle
沉痛
chéntòng
grief
沉痼
chéngù
chronic illness
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 746
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,970 of 84,292