瀋 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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shěn, chén

sink

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

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

審 Sound component

shěn

examine

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shěn

juice; liquid; water; leak, pour

shěn

to pour

Most common words with 瀋

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