沈 chén

1. chén verb to sink; to submerge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 沈; as a variant of 沉 (Guoyu '沈' chén; Mathews 1931 '沈', p. 40; Unihan '沈')
2. shěn noun juice
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 瀋; in the sense of 汁 (Guoyu '瀋' n; Unihan '瀋')
3. shěn noun liquid; water
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 瀋 (Unihan '瀋')
4. shěn verb to leak; to pour
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 瀋 (Unihan '瀋')
5. chén verb to perish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 沈 (Mathews 1931 '沈', p. 40)
6. shěn proper noun Shen
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: Traditional: 沈 (Guoyu '沈' shěn; Mathews 1931 '沈', p. 41; Unihan '沈')
7. chén adverb very
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Mathews 1931 '沈', p. 41)

Contained in

• 沈水 to sink in water ; Shen River
• 沈失 to lose; to sink
• 沈沦(沈淪) to sink; to perish
• 沈溺 to drown ; to indulge in; to be infatuated
• 沈浮 bobbing in and out of the water
• 沈着(沈著) unmoved
• 沈滞(沈滯) a blockage
• 沈淀(沈澱) to precipitate
• 沈浸 to immerse in water
• 沈迷不醒 addicted to vice
• 沈吟 deep in thought ; to mutter in a low voice
• 沈痛 very painful; grieved
• 沈阴(沈陰) dark weather; a long spell of rainy weather
• 沈底 to sink to the bottom
• 沈案 to stifle investigation of a case
• 沈香 aloeswood; agarwood
• 沈沫 to sink; to perish
• 沈痼 a chronic illness
• 沈卧(沈臥) confined to bed
• 沈沈 deep; heavy
• 沈睡 to be deep asleep
• 沈笃(沈篤) very serious [illness]
• 破釜沈舟 to break the cauldrons and sink the boats; to cut off one's means of retreat
• 沈牛 water buffalo
• 沈伏 a faint pulse
• 沈思 to ponder
• 沈没(沈沒) to sink; to perish

Also contained in

沈括 、 沈国放 、 沈葆桢 、 沈复 、 沈从文 、 沈黎郡 、 沈钦韩 、 沈丘 、 沈庆之 、 沈既济 、 沈河 、 沈德符 、 沈州 、 沈阳故宫 、 沈约 、 沈处长 、 沈阳路 、 沈丘县 、 沈河区 、 沈阳市 、 沈北新区 、 沈黎 、 沈阳 、 沈亚之

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第四十一回 Chapter 41 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 39
• 卷八十四 列傳第四十四 鄧琬 袁顗 孔覬 Volume 84 Biographies 44: Deng Wan, Yuan Yi, Kong Ji Book of Song 宋書 — count: 32
• 第二十六回 Chapter 26 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 29
• 卷三十三 列傳第二十七: 儒林 Volume 33: Confucian Scholars Book of Chen 陳書 — count: 29
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 29
• 卷三十九 列傳第九 王沈 荀顗 荀勖 馮紞 Volume 39 Biographies 9: Wang Chen; Xun Yi; Xun Xu; Feng Dan Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 27
• 第四十回 Chapter 40 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 27
• 卷一百 列傳第六十 自序 Volume 100 Biographies 60: Preface Book of Song 宋書 — count: 25
• 卷七十一　列傳第六十一 儒林 Volume 71 Biographies 61: Confucian Scholars History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 25
• 卷七十四 列傳第三十四 臧質 魯爽 沈攸之 Volume 74 Biographies 34: Zang Zhi, Lu Shuang, Shen Youzhi Book of Song 宋書 — count: 22

Collocations

• 沈子 (沈子) 獲沈子揖 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 20
• 沈尹 (沈尹) 沈尹將中軍 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 19
• 实沈 (實沈) 實沈臺駘為祟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 8
• 沈玉 (沈玉) 沈玉而濟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 灭沈 (滅沈) 蔡公孫姓帥師滅沈 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 5
• 胡沈 (胡沈) 胡沈之君幼而狂 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5
• 沈子曰 (沈子曰) 子沈子曰 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 伐沈 (伐沈) 伐沈 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 沈溃 (沈潰) 沈潰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 楚沈 (楚沈) 楚沈尹射奔命於夏汭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4