Meaning
submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower
Chinese: 下沉、沉没;也表示深、镇定。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chen” becomes a different word in each tone. 沉 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative; silent
- 沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard; serious; critical
- 沉思chén sīto contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
- 深沉shēn chéndeep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative
- 沉着chén zhuósteady; calm and collected; not nervous
Example Sentence
石头一下子沉到了水底。Shí tou yí xià zi chén dào le shuǐ dǐ.The stone sank to the bottom of the water at once.
石头Shí toustone一下子yí xià ziin a short while沉chénto submerge到了dào leat last水底shuǐ dǐthe bottom of a body of wa。