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Animated Stroke Order 沉

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How to write 沉 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 沉

沉 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

沉

冗superfluous, deep

沉=

4.

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5.

How to Use 沉

Deep / Engrossed

Words where 沉 indicates a deep or immersive mental state.

沉思 • chén sī • ponder; meditate; muse • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 沉

沉淀 • chén diàn • sediment; precipitation

HSK 6

chén沉

diàn

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zuò坐

zài在

chuāng窗

qián前

chén沉

sī

Information

Pinyinchén

Meaningto sink, to submerge, to be heavy

Strokes7

Radical氵

Traditional沈

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1318

Zhuyinㄔㄣˊ

UnicodeU+6C89

CangjieEBHN

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+冗superfluous, deep

Water (氵) causes something to plunge deep (冗) — sinking down heavily into water.

chén沉

sī思

ponder; meditate; muse

沉浸 • chén jìn • immerse / engross • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chén沉

jìn浸

immerse / engross

沉迷 • chén mí • indulge / obsessed • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chén沉

mí迷

indulge / obsessed

Heavy / Dull

Words where 沉 conveys heaviness, oppression, or lack of liveliness.

沉重 • chén zhòng • heavy • HSK 6

HSK 6

chén沉

zhòng重

heavy

沉闷 • chén mèn • oppressive; depressing • HSK 6

HSK 6

chén沉

mèn闷

oppressive; depressing

沉默 • chén mò • reticent; taciturn; uncommunicative • HSK 5

HSK 5

chén沉

mò默

reticent; taciturn; uncommunicative

淀

sediment; precipitation

沉着 • chén zhuó • cool-headed; composed

HSK 6

chén沉

zhuó着

cool-headed; composed

深沉 • shēn chén • dark; deep

HSK 6

shēn深

chén沉

dark; deep

沉睡 • chén shuì • Sleep

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chén沉

shuì睡

Sleep

沉稳 • chén wěn • steady / stable

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chén沉

wěn稳

steady / stable

消沉 • xiāo chén • depression / despondency

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiāo消

chén沉

depression / despondency

思

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

He sat by the window meditating for a long time

tā他

chén沉

jìn浸

zài在

shū书

lǐ里

。

He is immersed in the book.

tā他

chén沉

mò默

bù不

shuō说

huà话

。

He is silent and doesn't speak.

chuán船

màn慢

man慢

de地

chén沉

rù入

hǎi海

dǐ底

。

The boat slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

ràng让

tā他

de的

xīn心

qíng情

hěn很

chén沉

zhòng重

。

This news made his mood very heavy

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