Meaning of 自沉
自沉 means to commit suicide by drowning; to drown oneself. Pronounced zì chén.
- to commit suicide by drowning; to drown oneself
Definitions & Examples
Qū屈
Yuán原
yīn因
yōu忧
guó国
yōu忧
mín民
ér而
zì自
chén沉
Mì汨
Luó罗
jiāng江
。
Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River out of concern for his country and people.
Tā他
bù不
kān堪
qū屈
rǔ辱
，
zuì最
zhōng终
xuǎn选
zé择
zì自
chén沉
yǐ以
míng明
zhì志
。
Unable to bear the humiliation, he ultimately chose to drown himself to demonstrate his integrity.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
zhōng忠
chén臣
yì义
shì士
zì自
chén沉
xùn殉
guó国
。
In ancient times, there were many loyal ministers and righteous scholars who drowned themselves to martyr themselves for their country.