沈 (sam2 cam4 | shen3 chen2) : placename; surname

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沈

sam2 cam4

shen3 chen2

[粵] sam2 | [國] shen3
[1] placename [2] surname

[粵] cam4 | [國] chen2
variant of 沉

沈 is also the simplified form of 瀋 when used as placename.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

沈

Don't confuse with:
沉

This word has been viewed 6369 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 3rd Jan 2014 00:52

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沈約 sam2 joek3 shen3 yue1 = Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties

沈重 cam4 zung6 chen2 zhong4 = variant of 沉重

沈默 cam4 mak6 chen2 mo4 = variant of 沉默

破釜沈舟 po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1 = variant of 破釜沉舟

沈殿霞 sam2 din6 haa4 shen3 dian4 xia2 = Lydia Shum

沈括 sam2 kut3 shen3 gua1 = Shen Kuo (1031-1095, scientist and statesman of the Song dynasty)

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Decimal representation of this word: 沈
Unicode code for this character: U+6c88 (off-site link)

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