沉闷
Old HSK 6
沉闷 (chénmèn) · dull
沉闷 (chénmèn) means “dull; oppressive; depressed”. It is written with 2 characters: 沉 (to sink) + 闷 (gloomy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 沉闷 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)
闷 mèn · gloomy
What 闷 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 心xīn — heart
Example sentences
会议气氛很沉闷。Huìyì qìfēn hěn chénmèn.The meeting atmosphere was dull.
下雨前天气很沉闷。Xiàyǔ qián tiānqì hěn chénmèn.The weather is oppressive before rain.
Questions about 沉闷
What does 沉闷 mean?
沉闷 (chénmèn) means “dull; oppressive; depressed”.
How do you pronounce 沉闷?
沉闷 is pronounced chénmèn.
Which HSK level is 沉闷?
沉闷 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 沉默chénmòsilent
- 沉重chénzhòngheavy
- 沉淀chéndiànto settle
- 沉思chénsīto ponder
- 沉着chénzhuócalm
- 深沉shēnchéndeep
- 沉chénto sink
- 纳闷儿nàmènrto feel puzzled
Learn 沉闷 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.