沉

to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy

extraneous / redundant / superfluous / busy schedule

variant of 冗[rong3]

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

to sink down

overcast / gloomy / downcast / deep and low (of sound) / muffled

to attack and sink (a ship)

dizzy

murky / dazed / befuddled / dizzy

to play the profound thinker

to scuttle (a ship)

the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last

A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom) / fig. reminder of a fierce battle / remnants of a disastrous defeat