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Meaning of 沉

Pinyin chén

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

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

Usage

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沉寂 chén jì

silence / stillness

沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán

habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative

沉积岩 chén jī yán

sedimentary rock (geology)

沉吟 chén yín

to mutter to oneself irresolutely

沉思 chén sī

to contemplate / to ponder / contemplation / meditation

折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā

with broken halberds buried in the sand / a disastrous defeat

昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén

dizzy

暮气沉沉 mù qì chén chén

apathetic / dismal / gloomy / lethargic / lifeless

沉重 chén zhòng

heavy / hard / serious / critical

沉毅 chén yì

composed / calm

沉着 chén zhuó

steady / calm and collected / not nervous

沉积 chén jī

sediment / deposit / sedimentation (geology)

沉默 chén mò

taciturn / uncommunicative / silent

深沉 shēn chén

deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched

沉淀 chén diàn

to settle / to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)

沉静 chén jìng

peaceful / quiet / calm / gentle

沉香 chén xiāng

Chinese eaglewood / agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha) / lignum aloes

沉浸 chén jìn

to soak / to permeate / to immerse

阴沉 yīn chén

gloomy

下沉 xià chén

to sink down

沉沉 chén chén

deeply / heavily

沉船 chén chuán

shipwreck / sunken boat / sinking ship

沉积物 chén jī wù

sediment

沉没 chén mò

to sink

沉湎 chén miǎn

deeply immersed / fig. wallowing in / deeply engrossed in

沉沦 chén lún

to sink into (vice, depravity etc) / to pass into oblivion / downfall / passing

沉溺 chén nì

to indulge in / to wallow / absorbed in / deeply engrossed / addicted

沉浮 chén fú

lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes

沉淀物 chén diàn wù

precipitate / solid sediment

沉淀剂 chén diàn jì

precipitator / precipitant

沉渣 chén zhā

sediment / dregs / slummage

沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè

to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women / an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

低沉 dī chén

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

沉疴 chén kē

grave disease

沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn

heavy

沉痛 chén tòng

grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences)

沉睡 chén shuì

to be fast asleep / (fig.) to lie dormant / to lie undiscovered

沉井 chén jǐng

open caisson

沉稳 chén wěn

steady / calm / unflustered

破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats

沉迷 chén mí

to be engrossed / to be absorbed with / to lose oneself in / to be addicted to

沉郁 chén yù

depressed / gloomy

沉醉 chén zuì

to become intoxicated

钩沉 gōu chén

to explore esoteric principles or compile lost materials.

沉闷 chén mèn

oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled

沉降 chén jiàng

to subside / to cave in / subsidence

沉陷 chén xiàn

subsidence / caving in / fig. stranded / lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)

沉鱼落雁 chén yú luò yàn

lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts