沉 (cam4 | chen2) : sink; submerged

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沉

cam4

chen2

[1] [v] sink; become submerged
[2] [v] lapse into; indulge in
[3] [adj] deep; heavy; profound

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

沉

Don't confuse with:
沈

This word has been viewed 10812 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jul 2014 21:42

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吟沉 ngam4 cam4 = grumble, to mutter in a low voice; to talk incessantly 粵

吟吟沉沉 ngam4 ngam4 cam4 cam4 = grumble 粵

深沉 sam1 cam4 shen1 chen2 = deep

沉沒 cam4 mut6 chen2 mo4 = sunk; sink

沉默 cam4 mak6 chen2 mo4 = silence; silent; uncommunicative

沉靜 cam4 zing6 chen2 jing4 = calm; peaceful; quiet

沉重 cam4 zung6 chen2 zhong4 = heavy; serious; critical; hard

沉著 cam4 zoek6 chen2 zhuo2 = variant of 沉着國

沉着 cam4 zoek6 = calm and collected

沉痛 cam4 tung3 chen2 tong4 = bitter; resentful

沉澱 cam4 din6 chen2 dian4 = precipitate; sediment

沉悶 cam4 mun6 chen2 men4 = depressed; oppressive (weather)

沉思 cam4 si1 chen2 si1 = to contemplate; to ponder; to reflect; meditation; contemplation; reflection

消沉 siu1 cam4 = depression; droop; sink; slump

沉底 cam4 dai2 chen2 di3 = sunk to bottom

撞沉 zong6 cam4 = to sink (because of a crash or collision)

沉澱物 cam4 din6 mat6 chen2 dian4 wu4 = sediment; percipitate

沉積 cam4 zik1 chen2 ji1 = sediment; percipitate

沉默寡言 cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2 = [adj] taciturn 國

沉默的 cam4 mak6 dik1 chen2 mo4 de5 = [adj] mum, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative 國

沉重負擔 cam4 zung6 fu6 daam1 chen2 zhong4 fu4 dan1 = to be a burden; be an albatross (a hinderance)

沉重打擊 cam4 zung6 daa2 gik1 chen2 zhong4 da3 ji2 (Taiwan), chen2 zhong4 da3 ji1 (PRC) = to hit hard

沉悶的 cam4 mun6 dik1 chen2 men4 de5 = dreary 國

沉痛的 cam4 tung3 dik1 chen2 tong4 de5 = [adj] lamentable 國

陰陰沉沉 jam1 jam1 cam4 cam4 = [adj] not without worry, not carefree, not well lit

沉默是金 cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 chen2 mo4 shi4 jin1 = silence is golden

沉迷 cam4 mai4 chen2 mi2 = to beenthralled; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to

一沉百踩 jat1 cam4 baak3 caai2 = "one sinks, one hundred step on" (metaphor: that who loses power gets bullied by everyone)

破釜沉舟 po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 = to show determination

一竹篙打沉一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 cam4 jat1 syun4 jan4 = someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

沉醉 cam4 zeoi3 chen2 zui4 = [v] to become intoxicated

打沉 daa2 cam4 = to sink (as with a ship)

沉船 cam4 syun4 = a sunken wreck (lit., "sunk ship")

沉浸 cam4 zam3 chen2 jin4 = immerse, steep, permeate

沉睡 cam4 seoi6 chen2 shui4 = be fast asleep; lie undiscovered

沉溺 cam4 nik6 chen2 ni4 = to indulge in; to wallow

沉魚落雁 cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 = unequalled beauty

昏沉 fan1 cam4 hun1 chen2 = 1. murky 2.dazed; befuddled; dizzy

沉寂 cam4 zik6 chen2 ji2 = silent

沉淪 cam4 leon4 chen2 lun2 = sink into bad habits

浮沉 fau4 cam4 fu2 chen2 = sink and emerge

黑沉沉 hak1 cam4 cam4 hei1 chen2 chen2 = dark and gloomy 粵

陰沉 jam1 cam4 yin1 chen2 = gloomy; glum

意志消沉 ji3 zi3 siu1 cam4 yi4 zhi4 xiao1 chen2 = demoralized; despondent

沉積作用 cam4 zik1 zok3 jung6 chen2 ji1 zuo4 yong4 = [geol.] sedimentation

沉積法 cam4 zik1 faat3 chen2 ji1 fa3 = sedimentation

沉積物 cam4 zik1 mat6 chen2 ji1 wu4 = sediment

沉積岩 cam4 zik1 ngaam4 chen2 ji1 yan2 = sedimentary rocks

沉魚落雁，閉月羞花 cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 = (of feminine beauty) makes fish sink and birds alight, the moon fades and flowers close

沉默大多數 cam4 mak6 daai6 do1 sou3 = the silent majority

沉痾 cam4 o1 chen2 e1 = chronic disease

宦海沉浮 waan6 hoi2 cam4 fau4 huan4 hai3 chen2 fu2 = the ups and downs of official career

好物沉歸底 hou2 mat6 cam4 gwai1 dai2 hao3 wu4 chen2 gui1 di3 = the best fish swim near the bottom

沉手 cam4 sau2 chen2 shou3 = sinking hand

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