How to Write 沉 (chen / chēn) in Chinese — see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]

沉

chēn

see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]

HSK 4氵三点水

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

chēnsee 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]
chénto submerge; to immerse; to sink

3Structure

沉

Left-right structure左右结构

沉 is built from 2 parts.

氵+冗

4Common Words with 沉

下沉xià chén

to sink down

低沉dī chén

overcast; gloomy; downcast

击沉jī chén

to attack and sink (a ship)

故作深沉gù zuò shēn chén

to play the profound thinker

昏昏沉沉hūn hūn chén chén

dizzy

昏沉hūn chén

murky; dazed; befuddled

Other Characters Pronounced “chen”

morning; dawn

to call; to name (in 称呼)

衬

chènHSK 3

to line; to set off (in 衬托)

to pull

name of a district in Hunan

precious stone

to be angry at

(literary) to stop

6Printable Worksheet

chinese-handwriting.com

沉

chēn

see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn]

Common Words

xià chén

下沉

to sink down

dī chén

低沉

overcast; gloomy; downcast

jī chén

击沉

to attack and sink (a ship)

gù zuò shēn chén

故作深沉

to play the profound thinker

hūn hūn chén chén

昏昏沉沉

dizzy

hūn chén

昏沉

murky; dazed; befuddled

Tracing Practice

沉