chén

沉

to sink, to submerge; profound, deep

HSK 3.0 · 4
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Words with 沉

沉默 chén mò taciturn; uncommunicative HSK 4
沉重 chén zhòng heavy; hard HSK 4
沉浸 chén jìn to soak; to permeate HSK 7–9
沉迷 chén mí to be engrossed; to be absorbed with HSK 7–9
沉思 chén sī to contemplate; to ponder HSK 7–9
沉着 chén zhuó steady; calm and collected HSK 7–9
沉闷 chén mèn oppressive (of weather); heavy HSK 7–9
消沉 xiāo chén depressed; bad mood HSK 7–9
沉淀 chén diàn to settle; to precipitate; sedimentation HSK 7–9
沉稳 chén wěn steady; calm HSK 7–9
沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn heavy HSK 7–9
深沉 shēn chén deep; profound

Character facts

Radical
氵 water
Parts
氵 + 冗
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+6C89

Ideographic: An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵

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