沉 ⇒
沉默 chénmò, taciturn/uncommunicative/silent
沉 chēn/chén, see 黑沉沉[hēi chēn chēn], to submerge/to immerse/to sink/to keep down/to lower/to ...
沉重 chénzhòng, heavy/hard/serious/critical
沉迷 chénmí, to be engrossed/to be absorbed with/to lose oneself in/to be addicted to
沉浸 chénjìn, to soak/to permeate/to immerse
消沉 xiāochén, depressed/bad mood/low spirit
沉睡 chénshuì, to be fast asleep/(fig.) to lie dormant/to lie undiscovered
沉没 chénmò, [沉沒], to sink
沉溺 chénnì, to indulge in/to wallow/absorbed in/deeply engrossed/addicted
沉醉 chénzuì, to become intoxicated
沉闷 chénmèn, [沉悶], oppressive (of weather)/heavy/depressed/not happy/(of sound) dull/muffled
沉思 chénsī, to contemplate/to ponder/contemplation/meditation
下沉 xiàchén, to sink down
沉船 chénchuán, shipwreck/sunken boat/sinking ship
沉着 chénzhuó, [沉著], steady/calm and collected/not nervous
沉沦 chénlún, [沉淪], to sink into (vice, depravity etc)/to pass into oblivion/downfall/passing
深沉 shēnchén, deep/profound/(of a person) reserved/undemonstrative/(of a voice, sound etc) dee...
阴沉 yīnchén, [陰沉], gloomy
低沉 dīchén, overcast/gloomy/downcast/deep and low (of sound)/muffled
死气沉沉 sǐqìchénchén, [死氣沉沉], dead atmosphere/lifeless/spiritless
沉寂 chénjì, silence/stillness
沉默寡言 chénmòguǎyán, habitually silent (idiom)/reticent/uncommunicative
击沉 jīchén, [擊沉], to attack and sink (a ship)
沉痛 chéntòng, grief/remorse/deep in sorrow/bitter (anguish)/profound (condolences)
沉静 chénjìng, [沉靜], peaceful/quiet/calm/gentle
沉稳 chénwěn, [沉穩], steady/calm/unflustered
沉积 chénjī, [沉積], sediment/deposit/sedimentation (geology)
沉住气 chénzhùqì, [沉住氣], to keep cool/to stay calm
昏昏沉沉 hūnhūnchénchén, dizzy
沉浮 chénfú, lit. sinking and floating/to bob up and down on water/ebb and flow/fig. rise and...
沉淀 chéndiàn, [沉澱], to settle/to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
阴沉沉 yīnchénchén, [陰沉沉], dark (weather, mood)
沉积物 chénjīwù, [沉積物], sediment
沉降 chénjiàng, to subside/to cave in/subsidence
沉沉 chénchén, deeply/heavily
沉湎 chénmiǎn, deeply immersed/fig. wallowing in/deeply engrossed in
破釜沉舟 pòfǔchénzhōu, lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's me...
死沉 沉淀物 chéndiànwù, [沉澱物], precipitate/solid sediment
沉底 沉郁 昏沉 hūnchén, murky/dazed/befuddled/dizzy
沉甸甸 chéndiàndiàn, heavy
沉积岩 chénjīyán, [沉積岩], sedimentary rock (geology)
浮沉 fúchén, ups and downs (of life etc)/to drift along/to sink and emerge
血沉 xuèchén, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
沉吟 chényín, to mutter to oneself irresolutely
沉冤 黑沉沉 hēichēnchēn, pitch-black
沉重感 沉鱼落雁 chényúluòyàn, [沉魚落雁], lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty c...
沉渣 沉陷 chénxiàn, subsidence/caving in/fig. stranded/lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)
沉香 chénxiāng, Chinese eaglewood/agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha)/lignum aloes
剑沉 石沉大海 shíchéndàhǎi, lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)/fig. to e...
凝 ⇒
凝 níng, to congeal/to concentrate attention/to stare
混凝土 hùnníngtǔ, concrete
凝视 níngshì, [凝視], to gaze at/to fix one's eyes on
凝固 nínggù, to freeze/to solidify/to congeal/fig. with rapt attention
凝聚 níngjù, to condense/to coagulate/coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets)/aggregation/cohe...
凝结 níngjié, [凝結], to condense/to solidify/to coagulate/clot (of blood)
凝望 níngwàng, to gaze at/to stare fixedly at
凝聚力 níngjùlì, cohesion/cohesiveness/cohesive
冷凝 凝神 níngshén, with rapt attention
凝重 níngzhòng, dignified/grave (expression)/imposing (attitude)/heavy (atmosphere)/(music etc) ...
凝集 níngjí, to concentrate/to gather/(biology) to agglutinate
凝血酶 níngxuèméi, thrombin (biochemistry)
凝脂 凝思 凝成 凝滞 níngzhì, [凝滯], to stagnate/to congeal/(fig.) to stop still/to freeze