沉(chén)

HSK 47 strokes

variant of 沉[chen2]

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Character information

Pinyin
chén
Meaning
variant of 沉[chen2]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 沉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵冗

An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氵shuǐ冗rǒng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沉 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 沉

Common words using 沉 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chén沉diàn淀
HSK 7-9

variant of 沉淀

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chén沉sī思
HSK 7-9

to contemplate

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chén沉mèn闷
HSK 7-9

oppressive (of weather)

Open 沉闷 page →
chén沉jìn浸
HSK 7-9

to soak

Open 沉浸 page →
xià下chén沉

to sink down

Open 下沉 page →
dī低chén沉

(of weather) overcast; gloomy; (of a voice) low and deep; low-spirited; dow…

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jī击chén沉

to attack and sink (a ship)

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zhé折jǐ戟chén沉shā沙

lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)

Open 折戟沉沙 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 沉’s common words

淀思闷浸下低击折

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