懂中文 Dong Chinese

沈

shěn, chén

sink

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 冘 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

冘 sound component

冘  Sound component

yín, yóu

  

to move on

Evolution

沈 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
沈 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
沈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
沈 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
沈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

沈  

Shěn

surname Shen; place name

沈  

chén

variant of 沉[chén]

沈 (瀋) 

shěn

juice; liquid; water; leak, pour; to pour

Most common words with 沈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

沈

surname Shen

沈阳

old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden

沈阳市

old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden

沈从文

Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist

沈河区

Shenhe district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning