沉U+6C897 STROKES
Entry·pron. chén
ㄔㄣˊ
“To sink or submerge in water; to fall or drop down; to immerse or be immersed; to be buried or lost; to be addicted to; deep or profound.”
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- 沉默ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋsilent; not speaking or making sound; quiet and reserved; taciturn
- 沉重ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋheavy, weighty; serious, grave; solemn, dignified
- 沉思ㄔㄣˊ ㄙto think deeply; to reflect; to meditate; deep thought; contemplation.
- 沉浸ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋto immerse; to soak; to permeate; to be deeply absorbed in something
- 沉澱ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; sediment; precipitate; (fig.) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually
- 深沉ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊdeep; profound; (of a person) reserved, undemonstrative; (of a voice or sound) deep, low-pitched; thorough, meticulous.
- 低沉ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ(of weather) overcast, dark, with low heavy clouds; (of voice) low, deep, heavy; (of mood) low, depressed, downcast
- 沉迷ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊto be deeply absorbed in; to be addicted to; to be obsessed with; to be engrossed in
- 沉穩ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇcalm and steady; composed and reliable; deep and peaceful; quiet and stable
- 沉寂ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊsilent; still; quiet; no news; no word from someone; lying low; keeping a low profile
- 沉睡ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋto sleep deeply; to be in a deep sleep; to slumber soundly.
- 沉著ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊcalm and composed; steady and self-possessed; unruffled under pressure
- 沉淪ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊto sink into vice or degradation; to sink and perish; to become destitute or fall into ruin
- 沉靜ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋcalm and quiet; composed and serene
- 沉悶ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋheavy and depressing; gloomy, said of mood or weather; dull and stifling, lacking liveliness
- 沉溺ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋindulge or wallow in (a habit, pleasure, or vice); be deeply addicted; sink into; mired in hardship
- 沉醉ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋintoxicated from drinking; deeply absorbed or enraptured in something
- 消沉ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊdispirited; dejected; low in spirits; discouraged
- 沉吟ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊponder deeply; hesitate in thought; murmur or chant softly to oneself
- 沉沒ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋsink beneath the water; sink into obscurity; be buried and unable to rise
- 陰沉ㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊdark and gloomy (of weather); sullen, brooding, hard to read (of personality)
- 沉沉ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊdeep and heavy; profound; late into the night; weighed down with worry
- 沉入ㄔㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋto sink into; to submerge; to plunge into
- 沉痛ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋdeeply grieved; heavy with sorrow; profound and painful
- 下沉ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊto sink; to subside; to go downward
- 沉船ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊsunken ship; to sink (of a ship); fig. a failed endeavor or ruined relationship
- 沉香ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤagarwood: fragrant dark resinous heartwood from an evergreen tree, used as incense and in traditional medicine; the tree itself
- 浮沉ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄣˊrise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; drift with the tide; letter lost in transit
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