沉 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

沉 English definition

chén

  • to submerge
  • to immerse
  • to sink
  • to keep down
  • to lower
  • to drop
  • deep
  • profound
  • heavy

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : imperial apartments;
  • : dust; dirt; earth;
  • : sincerity; honesty;
  • : morning; dawn; daybreak;
  • : Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis);
  • : brazier;
  • : state official or subject in dynastic China; 'Your Servant', form of address used when speaking to a ruler; to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to; to serve a ruler as his subject; Kangxi radical 168;
  • : fragrant plant; angelica;
  • : a variety of artemisia;
  • : faithful; sincere;
  • : 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon;
  • : to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale;
  • : Chen

Words containing 沉, by HSK level