沉着 (chénzhuó) · calm

沉着 (chénzhuó) means “calm; composed; steady”. It is written with 2 characters: 沉 (to sink) + 着 (ongoing-state particle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 沉着 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)

着 zhe · ongoing-state particle

What 着 is made of

羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 丶 — dot
目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

遇到危险要沉着。Yùdào wēixiǎn yào chénzhuó.Stay calm in the face of danger.

她沉着地回答了所有问题。Tā chénzhuó de huídá le suǒyǒu wèntí.She answered all the questions calmly.

Questions about 沉着

What does 沉着 mean?

沉着 (chénzhuó) means “calm; composed; steady”.

How do you pronounce 沉着?

沉着 is pronounced chénzhuó.

Which HSK level is 沉着?

沉着 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 沉着 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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