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Kanji Detail for 沈 - "sink, calm, deep"

  • Meaning

    沈 means "sink, calm, deep."

    1. To sink - To submerge; to go deep into water.

    2. Depressed - To feel low; to be dejected; to be lost in thought.

    3. Quiet - Calm and composed.

    4. To stay - To stagnate; to linger.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sink; be submerged; subside; be depressed; aloes

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sink, submerge; addicted to; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Shen

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sink, to submerge; addicted; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To sink. Objects entering water and descending are called 沈. Hence, being deeply immersed and unable to quickly emerge is called 沈迷 (obsessed), 沈溺 (addicted)—both referring to attachments. | The meaning of being deep and not superficially revealed. As in describing someone who is quiet and speaks little as 深沈 (profound). | A surname. In ancient times was a state name. Also, Shenqiu is a place name. Both read in Rising tone. | [Character explanation] Commonly written as 沈, or with an added dot. Both are incorrect.
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Sentences including

  • The sun was setting.

  • Her heart broke when her husband died.

  • The ship was ready to sink any time.

  • The sun is just setting.

  • The sun is about to sink.

  • The sun is about to set.

  • It was his silence which made her angry.

  • The sun has gone down.

  • The sun is about to set.

  • I saw the ship sink in the sea.

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