chén = ch + (e)n2
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
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How to pronounce 沉

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

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沉 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rǒng = ru + (e)ng3
extraneous / redundant / superfluous / busy schedule
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variant of 冗[rong3]
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"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]
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Characters with 沉 as component

沉 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 沉

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taciturn / uncommunicative / silent
heavy / hard / serious / critical
to be engrossed / to be absorbed with / to lose oneself in / to be addicted to

Sentences with 沉

沉 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chén

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

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