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沈 = 氵 + 冘

沈 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sink”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 冘 (to move on). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
sink
Pinyin (Mandarin)
shěn chén
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
sink, submerge, погружаться, тонуть, submerge
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
沈 sink

Decomposition

ids

  1. 氵 water
  2. 冘 to move on

Characters that contain 沈

How to find 沈 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “to move on”. 沈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 沈 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.