Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.
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Water (氵) causes something to plunge deep (冗) — sinking down heavily into water.
Download and print worksheets to practice writing 沉
HSK words that contain this character.
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 沉 is used in context
chén diàn
sediment; precipitation
He sat by the window meditating for a long time
The impurities in the water slowly precipitate
The boat slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.
This news made his mood very heavy
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Characters from the same exam level.
Characters pronounced "chen".
Characters with radical "氵".
