沉 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

汉英词典

MEANING OF 沉 hsk 5

沉

Definition submerge / immerse / sink / deep / profound / to lower / to drop

沉 [ ] see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1]
沉 [ ] to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄔㄣˊ

Jyutping cam4

Unicode 6c89

Radical 氵

Usage

Antonym 浮

Input Method Wubi( ipmn|ipwn ) Cangjie( ebhn ) Zhengma( vwqd ) Four Corner( 37117 )

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 沉
	沉重 hsk 6 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical hsk 6

	沉默 hsk 5 chén mò taciturn / uncommunicative / silent hsk 5

	沉吟 chén yín to mutter to oneself irresolutely

	沉积 ( 沉積 ) chén jī sediment / deposit / sedimentation (geology) ( 沉積 )

	沉思 hsk 6 chén sī to contemplate / to ponder / contemplation / meditation hsk 6

	沉着 ( 沉著 ) hsk 6 chén zhuó steady / calm and collected / not nervous ( 沉著 ) hsk 6

	沉淀 ( 沉澱 ) hsk 6 chén diàn to settle / to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) ( 沉澱 ) hsk 6

	深沉 hsk 6 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched hsk 6

	沉浸 chén jìn to soak / to permeate / to immerse

	沉井 chén jǐng open caisson

	低沉 dī chén overcast / gloomy / downcast / deep and low (of sound) / muffled

	沉香 chén xiāng Chinese eaglewood / agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha) / lignum aloes

	沉静 ( 沉靜 ) chén jìng peaceful / quiet / calm / gentle ( 沉靜 )

	下沉 xià chén to sink down

	阴沉 ( 陰沉 ) yīn chén gloomy ( 陰沉 )

	沉积物 ( 沉積物 ) chén jī wù sediment ( 沉積物 )

	沉寂 chén jì silence / stillness

	沉船 chén chuán shipwreck / sunken boat / sinking ship

	沉沉 chén chén deeply / heavily

	沉没 ( 沉沒 ) chén mò to sink ( 沉沒 )