沉chén
to sink. 7 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 沉
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–7 write 冗.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 沉 · the stroke-order rules
What 沉 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 冗 (rǒng, excessive).
An excessive 冗 amount of water 氵.
Words that use 沉
| 沉 | to sink 往水或液体的底部落下去 铅块在低温液体中迅速下沉。The lead block quickly began to sink through the cold liquid. Lesson 257, 临难不屈与精诚格致 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 沉默 | silence, to stay silent 不说话，保持安静 面对非议大家保持沉默。Facing the criticism, everyone remained silent. Lesson 255, 规程检验与求索笃行 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 沉重 | heavy, weighty 分量很重，让人感到压力大 这是一个十分沉重的历史教训。This was an extremely heavy lesson from history. Lesson 256, 诚信经营与时代浪潮 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
More characters with the radical 氵
All 76 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.