沉

chén

sink, submerge; addicted to

How to write 沉, stroke by stroke

variant of 沉; to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy

Ideographic: An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵

Made of 氵 + 冗

沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative; silent
沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard; serious; critical
沉睡chén shuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate; to immerse
下沉xià chénto sink down
沉没chén mòto sink
沉迷chén míto be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to
消沉xiāo chénto sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
击沉jī chénto attack and sink (a ship)
沉闷chén mènoppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled
沉思chén sīto contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
沉船chén chuánshipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship

她的脚步沉重地落在木地板上。
tā de jiǎo bù chén zhòng dì luò zài mù dì bǎn shàng 。
Her footsteps fell ponderously on the wooden floor.
沉默就意味着同意。
chén mò jiù yì wèi zhe tóng yì 。
Silence gives consent.
他完全沉浸在书里。
tā wán quán chén jìn zài shū lǐ 。
He was completely engrossed in the book.
他沉迷于语言学的研究。
tā chén mí yú yǔ yán xué de yán jiū 。
He is absorbed in the study of linguistics.
雨让秋天的日子阴沉沉的。
yǔ ràng qiū tiān de rì zi yīn chén chén de 。
The rain made the autumn day dismal.