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chēn

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chēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chēn | chen1
English translation
see 黑沉沉 hēi chēn chēn [hēi chēn chēn]
to submerge
to immerse
to sink
to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep

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About chēn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

chēn

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

An excessive  rǒng amount of water  shuǐ

Etymology of chēn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵冗

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and chēn represents the sound. Variant of chén .

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Example sentences using chēn

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教堂 jiào táng de Zhōng qiāo chū 低沉 dī chén de 响声 xiǎng shēng .

The church clocks strike with a muffled sound.

孩子 háizi men yòu lěi yòu 饿 è , tuō zhāo 沉重 chénzhòng de 步伐 bùfá 高高兴兴 gāo gāo xìng xìng de 回家 huí jiā le .

Tired and hungry, but happy , the boys trudged home.

Zuò zài 那儿 nà r 沉思 chénsī ,轻轻地抚弄 zhāo 桌布 zhuō bù .

He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.

美乐 Měi lè 皇轩 Hóng 酒色 jiǔ sè 深沉 shēnchén ér 通透 tōng tòu ,酒香醇厚 chún hòu ér 丰富 fēngfù , tián 平衡 pínghéng ér 调和 tiáohé ,实在 shízài shì zuǒ yáo zhī 佳酿 jiā niàng .

It attains maturity quickly but continues to age well over time.

Tán 使 shǐ 音乐 yīnyuè 沉默 chénmò mèng Guān zài 盒子 hézi de 现实 xiànshí .

Not about realities that kept the music silent, the dreams in a box.

Words with chēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
沉默 chénmò taciturn沉默 chénmò
chēn to submerge chēn
沉重 chénzhòng heavy沉重 chénzhòng
沉浸 chén jìn to soak沉浸 chén jìn
沉迷 chén mí to be engrossed沉迷 chén mí
沉思 chénsī to ponder沉思 chénsī
沉淀 chéndiàn to settle沉澱
沉睡 chén shuì to be fast asleep沉睡 chén shuì
消沉 xiāo chén depressed消沉 xiāo chén
深沉 shēnchén deep深沉 shēnchén
沉着 chénzhuó steady沉著
沉闷 chénmèn heavy沉悶
沉没 chén mò to sink沉沒
沉积 chén jī sediment沉積
沉醉 chén zuì to become intoxicated沉醉 chén zuì
下沉 xià chén to sink down下沉 xià chén
沉溺 chén nì to indulge in沉溺 chén nì
沉寂 chén jì silence沉寂 chén jì
沉船 chén chuán shipwreck沉船 chén chuán
低沉 dī chén overcast低沉 dī chén
阴沉 yīn chén gloomy陰沉
沉沦 chén lún downfall沉淪
沉稳 chén wěn steady沉穩
沉吟 chén yín to mutter to oneself irresolutely沉吟 chén yín
沉痛 chén tòng grief沉痛 chén tòng

chēn Decomposition & Compounds

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chēn Decomposition

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