Meaning
sink; (surname); place name
Chinese: 姓氏；也可作地名、古国名。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shen” becomes a different word in each tone. 沈 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 沈北shěn běisee 沈北新区
- 沈约shěn yuēShen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋书
- 沈复shěn fùShen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六记
- 沈河shěn hésee 沈河区
- 沈阳shěn yángsee 沈阳市
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Example Sentence
沈老师教我们写作文。Shěn lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men xiě zuò wén.Teacher Shen teaches us to write essays.
沈Shěnshort name for 沈阳老师lǎo shīteacher教jiāoto teach我们wǒ menwe写作xiě zuòto write文wénlanguage。