沉思
Old HSK 6
沉思 (chénsī) · to ponder
沉思 (chénsī) means “to ponder; to be lost in thought”. It is written with 2 characters: 沉 (to sink) + 思 (to think). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 沉思 is built
The characters
沉 chén · to sink
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)
思 sī · to think
What 思 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他坐在窗前沉思。Tā zuò zài chuāngqián chénsī.He sat by the window lost in thought.
老师的问题让大家陷入了沉思。Lǎoshī de wèntí ràng dàjiā xiànrù le chénsī.The teacher's question made everyone think deeply.
Questions about 沉思
What does 沉思 mean?
沉思 (chénsī) means “to ponder; to be lost in thought”.
How do you pronounce 沉思?
沉思 is pronounced chénsī.
Which HSK level is 沉思?
沉思 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 沉默chénmòsilent
- 沉重chénzhòngheavy
- 沉淀chéndiànto settle
- 沉闷chénmèndull
- 沉着chénzhuócalm
- 深沉shēnchéndeep
- 沉chénto sink
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
Learn 沉思 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.