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沉 (chén): to sink; deep, heavy

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 5verb, adjective

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to sink; deep, heavy
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb, adjective
HSK level
HSK 5
Strokes
7
Radical
氵
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to submerge
  • to immerse
  • to sink
  • to keep down
  • to lower
  • to drop
  • deep
  • profound
  • heavy
  • variant of 沉[chen2]

Chinese explanation

  • 表示物体往下落,进入水中,如石头沉到河底
  • 也表示往下落、往下压,如沉下脸来
  • 还表示陷入某种状态或情绪中,如沉迷、沉醉、沉浸在回忆里
  • 也有分量重的意思,如这个箱子很沉。

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7 strokes

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Example sentences

,。

This stone was too heavy and slowly sank to the bottom of the river.

,。

Hearing the bad news, her mood suddenly sank.

,。

He calmed down and thought carefully about this difficult problem.

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