沉

chén

“To submerge” in Chinese is 沉 (chén).

Other characters with the syllable chen: see all 8 →

Meaning

to submerge
to immerse
to sink

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to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy
variant of 沉[chen2]

Example

沉默是金。

Silence is golden.

From 沉默 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 沉

沉默chénmòtaciturnHSK 4 沉重chénzhòngheavyHSK 4 沉淀chéndiàn(chemistry) to settle; to precipitateHSK 7-9 沉浸chénjìnto soakHSK 7-9 沉闷chénmènoppressive (of weather)HSK 7-9 沉迷chénmíto be engrossedHSK 7-9 沉思chénsīto contemplateHSK 7-9 沉稳chénwěnsteadyHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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