沉
沉 (chén) means “to sink”. It is made of 氵 + 冗 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 沉 into its parts
What 沉 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 冗 rǒng — excessive
- 冖 mì — cover
- 几 jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙 yǐ — second
Origin hint: An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
沉 stroke order
Example sentences
石头很快沉到了水底。Shítou hěn kuài chén dào le shuǐdǐ.The stone quickly sank to the bottom of the water.
这条小船会沉吗？Zhè tiáo xiǎochuán huì chén ma?Will this little boat sink?
Words with 沉
- 沉默chénmòsilent
- 沉重chénzhòngheavy
- 沉淀chéndiànto settle
- 沉闷chénmèndull
- 沉思chénsīto ponder
- 沉着chénzhuócalm
- 深沉shēnchéndeep
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | chén |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to sink; heavy |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 沉
What does 沉 mean?
沉 (chén) means “to sink; heavy”.
How many strokes does 沉 have?
沉 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 沉?
The radical of 沉 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 沉?
沉 is made of 氵 (water) and 冗 (excessive).
Which HSK level is 沉?
沉 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 沉 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 83: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.