How is 沉 pronounced?

沉 is pronounced “chén” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 沉?

沉 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 沉?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 沉 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verbadjective

沉

chén

沉 (chén) means “to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这个箱子装满书很沉重难搬。

Zhège xiāngzi hěn chén.

This box is very heavy.

Words containing 沉

沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative; silent 沉淀chén diànvariant of 沉澱|沉淀[chen2 dian4]沉闷chén mènoppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed 沉思chén sīto contemplate; to ponder; contemplation 沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard; serious; critical 沉着chén zhuósteady; calm and collected; not nervous 深沉shēn chéndeep; profound; (of a person) reserved

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Frequently asked questions

What does 沉 mean?: 沉 (chén) means “to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 沉 pronounced?: 沉 is pronounced “chén” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 沉?: 沉 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 沉?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 沉 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18