| chén | submerge/immerse/sink/deep/profound/to lower/to drop |
| 沉 | see 黑沉沉 |
| 沉不住气 | to lose one's cool to get impatient unable to remain calm |
| 沉井 | open caisson; well sinking; cylinder caisson; sunk shaft; drop shaft |
| 沉住气 | give oneself countenance; keep your shirt on; Take it easy.; hold one's horses; keep your pants on; take things easy |
| 沉冤 | longstanding gross injustice; unrighted wrong |
| 沉冤莫白 | grievous wrongs that can never be redressed |
| 沉凝 | stagnant congealed fig. grave in manner |
| 沉勇 | brave and composed |
| 沉吟 | to mutter to oneself irresolutely |
| 沉吟不决 | hesitate; be irresolute; be undecided |
| 沉子 | sinker |
| 沉寂 | silence stillness |
| 沉底 | To sink to the bottom. |
| 沉思 | contemplate contemplation meditation |
| 沉思默想 | rumination |
| 沉抑 | depressed; gloomy |
| 沉树 | anchored trees |
| 沉毅 | steady and strong |
| 沉沉 | deeply heavily |
| 沉没 | to sink |