Read Edit View history 沉 chén HSK4 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. Variant of 沈. Pinyin Separate values with commas chén ×chēn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 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 沉 Simp strokes 沉 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 沉 Simp strokes 沉 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 沉 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 185, 735 ], [ 275, 673 ], [ 301, 630 ] ], [ [ 104, 519 ], [ 180, 463 ], [ 195, 440 ] ], [ [ 165, 3 ], [ 151, 44 ], [ 150, 96 ], [ 304, 378 ] ], [ [ 403, 666 ], [ 418, 631 ], [ 408, 594 ], [ 371, 522 ], [ 371, 471 ] ], [ [ 442, 603 ], [ 464, 616 ], [ 564, 642 ], [ 738, 673 ], [ 774, 657 ], [ 788, 635 ], [ 717, 540 ] ], [ [ 427, 440 ], [ 450, 429 ], [ 467, 412 ], [ 469, 399 ], [ 465, 283 ], [ 447, 197 ], [ 423, 144 ], [ 380, 82 ], [ 348, 51 ], [ 293, 13 ] ], [ [ 509, 414 ], [ 532, 430 ], [ 610, 453 ], [ 640, 454 ], [ 658, 442 ], [ 630, 298 ], [ 626, 163 ], [ 648, 83 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496 434 Q 451 464 424 451 Q 411 445 419 432 Q 456 378 432 238 Q 402 112 316 44 Q 303 31 289 19 Q 279 9 290 7 Q 303 8 335 26 Q 378 51 408 86 Q 490 180 492 306 Q 495 378 505 405 C 511 425 511 425 496 434 Z", "M 968 -2 Q 999 14 983 46 Q 955 94 941 174 Q 937 196 930 200 Q 920 204 918 188 Q 903 74 882 51 Q 866 38 825 32 Q 725 25 670 93 Q 624 177 668 350 Q 686 407 719 433 Q 747 457 715 470 Q 699 479 661 490 Q 636 500 611 483 Q 583 464 496 434 C 468 424 476 398 505 405 Q 536 412 595 427 Q 608 430 614 424 Q 623 414 607 287 Q 582 80 679 7 Q 764 -47 856 -38 Q 913 -31 968 -2 Z" ] } 7 strokes 沉 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 185, 735 ], [ 275, 673 ], [ 301, 630 ] ], [ [ 104, 519 ], [ 180, 463 ], [ 195, 440 ] ], [ [ 165, 3 ], [ 151, 44 ], [ 150, 96 ], [ 304, 378 ] ], [ [ 403, 666 ], [ 418, 631 ], [ 408, 594 ], [ 371, 522 ], [ 371, 471 ] ], [ [ 442, 603 ], [ 464, 616 ], [ 564, 642 ], [ 738, 673 ], [ 774, 657 ], [ 788, 635 ], [ 717, 540 ] ], [ [ 427, 440 ], [ 450, 429 ], [ 467, 412 ], [ 469, 399 ], [ 465, 283 ], [ 447, 197 ], [ 423, 144 ], [ 380, 82 ], [ 348, 51 ], [ 293, 13 ] ], [ [ 509, 414 ], [ 532, 430 ], [ 610, 453 ], [ 640, 454 ], [ 658, 442 ], [ 630, 298 ], [ 626, 163 ], [ 648, 83 ], [ 676, 47 ], [ 714, 20 ], [ 780, -1 ], [ 833, -4 ], [ 882, 6 ], [ 917, 23 ], [ 932, 36 ], [ 927, 191 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 208 686 Q 238 658 269 625 Q 284 609 302 610 Q 314 610 320 625 Q 327 641 318 676 Q 309 712 205 741 Q 187 745 180 743 Q 174 739 175 724 Q 179 711 208 686 Z", "M 111 486 Q 154 432 189 418 Q 205 414 215 429 Q 222 442 219 460 Q 207 503 125 527 Q 107 533 97 529 Q 91 528 93 514 Q 94 501 111 486 Z", "M 110 126 Q 97 122 98 103 Q 116 18 151 -2 Q 158 -9 170 -7 Q 177 -6 180 22 Q 187 77 304 357 Q 311 375 311 381 Q 311 393 300 385 Q 287 378 156 172 Q 141 150 110 126 Z", "M 442 631 Q 435 661 412 674 Q 393 687 392 661 Q 398 631 385 608 Q 367 580 342 548 Q 321 521 355 467 Q 371 440 391 470 Q 401 489 435 599 L 442 631 Z", "M 435 599 Q 459 589 509 604 Q 599 638 698 651 Q 719 655 727 654 Q 745 642 742 634 Q 742 630 712 550 Q 706 537 713 533 Q 720 529 736 542 Q 788 588 834 605 Q 871 621 869 630 Q 868 640 794 687 Q 770 703 705 686 Q 701 686 442 631 C 413 625 406 606 435 599 Z", "M 496 434 Q 451 464 424 451 Q 411 445 419 432 Q 456 378 432 238 Q 402 112 316 44 Q 303 31 289 19 Q 279 9 290 7 Q 303 8 335 26 Q 378 51 408 86 Q 490 180 492 306 Q 495 378 505 405 C 511 425 511 425 496 434 Z", "M 968 -2 Q 999 14 983 46 Q 955 94 941 174 Q 937 196 930 200 Q 920 204 918 188 Q 903 74 882 51 Q 866 38 825 32 Q 725 25 670 93 Q 624 177 668 350 Q 686 407 719 433 Q 747 457 715 470 Q 699 479 661 490 Q 636 500 611 483 Q 583 464 496 434 C 468 424 476 398 505 405 Q 536 412 595 427 Q 608 430 614 424 Q 623 414 607 287 Q 582 80 679 7 Q 764 -47 856 -38 Q 913 -31 968 -2 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical 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