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沈 (shěn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

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沈 (shěn): Sink — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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Left-Right

沈

氵shuǐ · water

冘yín

沈=氵shuǐ · water+冘yín

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他

zuò坐

zài在

chuāng窗

qián前

shěn沈

sī思

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

He sat by the window deep in thought for a long time

shěn沈

yáng阳

shì是

dōng东

běi北

zhòng重

yào要

de的

gōng

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

ràng让

tā他

xīn心

qíng情

hěn

Information

Pinyinshěn

Meaningsink, submerge, deep

Strokes7

Radical氵

Traditional瀋

StructureLeft-Right

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Zhuyinㄕㄣˇ

UnicodeU+6C88

CangjieEHN

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工

yè业

chéng城

shì市

。

Shenyang is an important industrial city in Northeast China

很

shěn沈

zhòng重

。

This news made him feel very heavy-hearted

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Characters pronounced "shen".

娠shēnpregnant
深shēndark [colour]; deep
身shēnbody, person, oneself
审shěnto examine, to investigate
伸shēnstretch; extend
慎shèncautious, careful, prudent

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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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