| 沈 | 1010A05 63A.70-9 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄔㄣˊ [chen2] (*ㄕㄣˇ [shen3] ). [Pop.沉, which is not used for surname] | ||
| N. | (*[shen3]) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To sink (lit. & fig.): 沈下去 sink down; 沈落，沈沒 [chen2luo4], [chen2mo4]1↓; 沈魚落雁之容 a beautiful face which “cause fish to sink out of sight and the flying crane to drop down” out of shame: 西沈 (the sun) sinks in the west; sink in sin, iniquity: 沈湎，沈迷 [chen2mian3], [chen2mi2]↓. (2) (Coll.) to take a short nap, rest: 沈了一個盹兒 take a nap; 沈一沈再辦 rest a while, then take it up again. | |||||
| V.t. | To down, keep down: 沈下臉來 pull a long face; 沈住氣，沈得住氣 contain anger. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | (1) Deep, -ly, heavy, -ily, buried in (thought); 沈睡 soundly asleep; 沈痛 deep in sorrow, also deeply painful; 沈醉 heavily drunk; 自覺酒沈了 felt he had drunk too much already. (2) Dark, -ly, silent, -ly: 沈思，沈慮，沈憂 [chen2si1], [chen2lU4], [chen2you1]↓; 沈默，沈寂 [chen2mo4]2, [chen2ji4]↓. (3) Physically heavy: 這塊石頭太沈了 this rock is too heavy: 沈重 [chen2zhong4]↓; 沈顛顛的，沈甸甸的 very heavy. (4) Sluggish: 沈滯 [chen2zhi4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 沈沈 [chen2chen2], adj. & adv., dark, -ly; deep, -ly: 醉沈沈 dead drunk; 夜沈沈 the night is dark and silent. 2. 沈潛 [chen2qian2], adj., pensive, meditative in character: 沈潛好學 quiet and studious. 3. 沈達 [chen2da2], adj., thoughtful and clear-headed. 4. 沈澱 [chen2dian4], n. & v.i., (chem.) sedimentation; precipitation; precipitate. 5. 沈底 [chen2di3], n., sediments. 6. 沈頓 [chen2dun4], adj., delayed. 7. 沈  [chen2e1], n., serious and protracted illness.8. 沈伏 [chen2fu2]1, (1) v.i., stay under cover, (sorrow) keep contained; (2) adj., feeble (pulse). 9. 沈浮 [chen2fu2]2, (1) v.i., to drift along (“sink and swim”); (2) n., the vicissitudes. 10. 沈痼 [chen2gu4], n., see [chen2e1]↑; also inveterate bad habit. 11. 沈酣 [chen2han1], (1) adj., comfortably drunk or soundly asleep; (2) v.i., 沈酣經史 be absorbed in studies of classics and history. 12. 沈厚 [chen2hou4], adj., deliberate, considerate, thoughtful in conduct. 13. 沈寂 [chen2ji4], adj., (news) dead silent: 沈寂無聞 (person) unknown; (character, style) contemplative. 14. 沈靜 [chen2](')[jing4], adj., quiet, poised. 15. 沈重 [chen2zhong4], adj., heavy physically; adj., deliberate in character, action: 沈重兒 [hen2zhong4er0], n., responsibility: 他作事不肯擔一點沈重兒 will not undertake responsible tasks. 16. 沈著 [chen2zhou2], adj., (words) carefully weighed, considered; (action) every step carries weight. 17. 沈滯 [chen2zhi4], adj., (1) bogged down; (2) long in a job without official promotion; (3) bored, depressed. 18. 沈落 [chen2luo4], v.i., drop or sink down. 19. 沈淪 [chen2lun2], v.i., be damned, sunk in sin. 20. 沈慮 [chen2lU4], v.i., think carefully: 沈思熟慮 plan carefully, deliberate thoroughly. 21. 沈悶 [chen2men4], adj., boring, dull (atmosphere); (feel) bored. 22. 沈湎 [chen2mian3], v.i., wallow in (pleasures of drink, women). 23. 沈線 [chen2mian2], adj., (LL) long confined to bed. 24. 沈迷 [chen2mi2], adj., gone astray: 沈迷不悟 gone, lost in evil, stuck with wrong ideas. 25. 沈沒 [chen2mo4]1, v.i., (1) sink in water, drown; (2) (LL) be unknown. 26. 沈默 [chen2mo4]2, v.i. & adj., silent, be silent, reticent. 27. 沈溺 [chen2ni4], v.i., drown oneself (in pleasures, sex). 28. 沈香 [chen2xiang1], n., gharu-wood, ligumaloes. 29. 沈心 [chen2xin1], adj., (coll.) get angry, offended (＝嗔心). 30. 沈邃 [chen2sui4], adj., deep. 31. 沈思 [chen2si1], v.i., to contemplate, ponder. 32. 沈毅 [chen2yi4], adj., determined, having strength of character. 33. 沈吟 [chen2yin2], v.i., to ponder. 34. 沈憂 [chen2you1], n., deep, languishing sorrow or worry. 35. 沈冤 [chen2yUan1], v.i., suffer a grievous wrong, be falsely accused and condemned. 36. 沈鬱 [chen2yU4], adj., deeply depressed, downcast. 37. 沈勇 [chen2yong3], adj., silently determined. | |||||