Chinese word dictionary

沉潭

chén tán · to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

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Word information

Simplified沉潭

Traditional沉潭

Pinyinchén tán

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Character breakdown

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沉chén

to sink, to submerge; profound, deep

潭tán

deep pool, lake; deep, profound

How to learn 沉潭

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Words with the same characters

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沉chén

to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy; variant of 沉[chen2]

沉默chénmò

taciturn; uncommunicative; silent

沉重chénzhòng

heavy; hard; serious; critical

沉淀chéndiàn

(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation); variant of 沉澱|沉淀[chen2 dian4]

沉甸甸chéndiàndiàn

heavy

沉浸chénjìn

to soak; to permeate; to immerse