Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 沉
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沉 |
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Meaning |
to sink, to submerge, to immerse, to keep down |
Pronunciation |
chén |
Explanation |
Left: water 氵, right: superfluous 冗 (A tablecloth 冖 on the table 几 is superfluous.) |
Mnemonic
| In the water, the waste (= that what is superfluous) will sink. |
Radicals
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氵
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Water | |
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冗
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superfluous | (A table-cloth 冖 on a table 几 is superfluous.) |
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冖
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cover | |
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几
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small table | (A similar radical is ordinary: 凡, which shows this table with a scratch. Sometimes this radical is seen as a sail. It is at the right side of the characters.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 沉重 |
chén zhòng |
heavy; hard; serious; critical | | 沉沦 |
chén lún |
to sink into (bad connotation) | | 鱼沉雁杳 |
yú chén yàn yǎo |
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive; lost in transmission | | 沉吟 |
chén yín |
to mutter to oneself irresolutely | | 沉闷 |
chén mèn |
oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy | | 沉醉 |
chén zuì |
to become intoxicated | | 沉寂 |
chén jì |
silence; stillness | | 沉默 |
chén mò |
taciturn; uncommunicative; silent | | 沉淀 |
chén diàn |
to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) |
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