chén
沈
same as 沉
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesvariant
archaic variant of 沉
archaicThis reading is an archaic variant, now mostly replaced by 沉.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
“
shěn沈
”
dài代
“
chén沉
”
。
Ancient books often used "沈" instead of "沉".
Shěn沈
nì溺
（
zàic
gǔh
wéné
zhōngn
zhǐ
chénn
mòì
）
huò在
chén古
mì文
中
指
沉
没
或
沉
迷
。
In ancient texts, "沈溺" refers to sinking or indulging.
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Shěn沈
fú浮
（
yuánc
zhǐh
chéné
fún
xiàn
xiěf
zuòú
）
chén原
fú指
沉
浮
，
现
写
作
沉
浮
。
"沈浮" originally means ups and downs, now written as 沉浮.
Shěn沈
lún沦
（
gǔc
tóngh
chéné
lúnn
xiàn
duōl
bùú
yòngn
）
古
同
沉
沦
，
现
多
不
用
。
"沈沦" is the same as 沉沦 in ancient times, now rarely used.