沉 chén

沉 (chén) is a Chinese character with 7 strokes, taught at HSK level 4. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: chén
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK level 4
Component: 氵

Meaning

沉 means to sink; heavy in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	to sink; heavy
Spanish	hundir; pesado
Portuguese	afundar; pesado
French	couler; lourd
German	sinken; schwer
Italian	affondare; pesante
Russian	тонуть; тяжёлый
Arabic	يغرق; ثقيل
Hindi	डूबना; भारी
Indonesian	tenggelam; berat
Vietnamese	chìm; nặng
Japanese	沈む; 沈黙
Korean	가라앉다; 침

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 沉 loaded.

Characters at the same level

耳 ěr 疑 yí 依 yī 豆 dòu 盘 pán 林 lín 牙 yá 矮 ǎi 叔 shū 临 lín 阿 ā 姨 yí