沈(shěn)

7 strokes
Readingsshěnchén

surname Shen

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Character information

Pinyin
shěn / chén
Meaning
surname Shen
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 沈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵冘

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 冘 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ冘yóu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沈 step by step

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

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Words with 沈

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

shěn沈qiū丘

see 沈丘县

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shěn沈fù复

Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Flo…

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shěn沈kuò括

Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dyn…

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shěn沈qiū丘xiàn县

Shenqiu, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan

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shěn沈běi北xīn新qū区

Shenbei New District, a district of Shenyang City 沈阳市, Liaoning

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shěn沈cóng从wén文

Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist

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shěn沈hé河qū区

Shenhe, a district of Shenyang City 沈阳市, Liaoning

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shěn沈yáng阳

see 沈阳市

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From 沈’s common words

丘复括县北新区从

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