Read Edit View history 沈 Shěnshěn sink Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 冘 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas shěn ×chén ×tán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 沈 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 瀋 ×沈 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 氵 is a component form of 水. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 沈 Simp strokes 沈 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 沈 Simp strokes 沈 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 沈 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 211, 734 ], [ 302, 677 ], [ 321, 644 ] ], [ [ 125, 519 ], [ 218, 466 ], [ 234, 444 ] ], [ [ 196, 43 ], [ 182, 79 ], [ 178, 124 ], [ 204, 168 ], [ 305, 387 ] ], [ [ 390, 603 ], [ 400, 581 ], [ 399, 558 ], [ 359, 467 ], [ 358, 423 ] ], [ [ 430, 572 ], [ 441, 564 ], [ 454, 564 ], [ 697, 616 ], [ 755, 618 ], [ 778, 607 ], [ 796, 584 ], [ 725, 496 ] ], [ [ 539, 798 ], [ 556, 786 ], [ 582, 752 ], [ 581, 716 ], [ 554, 501 ], [ 520, 364 ], [ 475, 267 ], [ 407, 169 ], [ 371, 131 ], [ 315, 86 ], [ 262, 58 ] ], [ [ 601, 422 ], [ 636, 376 ], [ 620, 258 ], [ 620, 160 ], [ 628, 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Q 443 540 464 546 Q 497 559 536 567 L 595 580 Z", "M 536 567 Q 517 434 496 374 Q 433 206 294 93 Q 261 71 254 58 Q 251 51 264 50 Q 310 47 411 138 Q 534 256 582 505 Q 588 541 595 580 L 600 612 Q 612 712 621 748 Q 628 770 607 783 Q 555 814 538 813 Q 516 810 532 785 Q 557 730 541 601 L 536 567 Z", "M 947 86 Q 928 141 915 233 Q 914 249 905 254 Q 898 258 894 238 Q 884 123 867 101 Q 845 76 747 75 Q 695 78 672 87 Q 653 97 649 110 Q 639 141 641 223 Q 648 311 667 353 Q 680 383 662 401 Q 613 441 597 437 Q 581 431 588 414 Q 607 375 601 320 Q 589 109 618 71 Q 633 47 699 34 Q 748 24 829 24 Q 901 24 929 38 Q 960 54 947 86 Z" ] } 7 strokes 沈 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 211, 734 ], [ 302, 677 ], [ 321, 644 ] ], [ [ 125, 519 ], [ 218, 466 ], [ 234, 444 ] ], [ [ 196, 43 ], [ 182, 79 ], [ 178, 124 ], [ 204, 168 ], [ 305, 387 ] ], [ [ 390, 603 ], [ 400, 581 ], [ 399, 558 ], [ 359, 467 ], [ 358, 423 ] ], [ [ 430, 572 ], [ 441, 564 ], [ 454, 564 ], [ 697, 616 ], [ 755, 618 ], [ 778, 607 ], [ 796, 584 ], [ 725, 496 ] ], [ [ 539, 798 ], [ 556, 786 ], [ 582, 752 ], [ 581, 716 ], [ 554, 501 ], [ 520, 364 ], [ 475, 267 ], [ 407, 169 ], [ 371, 131 ], [ 315, 86 ], [ 262, 58 ] ], [ [ 601, 422 ], [ 636, 376 ], [ 620, 258 ], [ 620, 160 ], [ 628, 102 ], [ 650, 73 ], [ 693, 57 ], [ 788, 50 ], [ 857, 57 ], [ 904, 76 ], [ 904, 246 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 234 690 Q 262 666 291 638 Q 306 625 323 625 Q 335 626 340 640 Q 346 656 335 689 Q 323 723 228 743 Q 212 747 204 743 Q 198 739 200 725 Q 204 712 234 690 Z", "M 134 490 Q 191 439 231 423 Q 247 422 255 436 Q 259 449 255 467 Q 237 509 143 530 Q 125 533 117 528 Q 110 527 114 514 Q 117 502 134 490 Z", "M 141 150 Q 129 146 132 129 Q 148 56 184 37 Q 191 30 201 33 Q 208 34 209 60 Q 212 102 306 368 Q 313 384 311 390 Q 310 400 301 393 Q 288 384 181 194 Q 168 172 141 150 Z", "M 422 580 L 422 581 Q 410 603 399 610 Q 381 622 381 598 Q 387 562 332 491 Q 314 469 342 421 L 343 419 Q 358 395 375 421 Q 390 446 400 483 Q 410 525 421 550 L 422 580 Z", "M 595 580 Q 710 605 740 602 Q 753 590 750 584 L 721 506 Q 714 493 721 489 Q 728 485 744 498 Q 796 538 842 553 Q 878 568 877 576 Q 876 586 805 632 Q 781 647 706 631 Q 625 619 600 612 L 541 601 Q 517 598 491 592 Q 457 585 422 580 C 392 576 392 559 421 550 Q 443 540 464 546 Q 497 559 536 567 L 595 580 Z", "M 536 567 Q 517 434 496 374 Q 433 206 294 93 Q 261 71 254 58 Q 251 51 264 50 Q 310 47 411 138 Q 534 256 582 505 Q 588 541 595 580 L 600 612 Q 612 712 621 748 Q 628 770 607 783 Q 555 814 538 813 Q 516 810 532 785 Q 557 730 541 601 L 536 567 Z", "M 947 86 Q 928 141 915 233 Q 914 249 905 254 Q 898 258 894 238 Q 884 123 867 101 Q 845 76 747 75 Q 695 78 672 87 Q 653 97 649 110 Q 639 141 641 223 Q 648 311 667 353 Q 680 383 662 401 Q 613 441 597 437 Q 581 431 588 414 Q 607 375 601 320 Q 589 109 618 71 Q 633 47 699 34 Q 748 24 829 24 Q 901 24 929 38 Q 960 54 947 86 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source 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