| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 沉 | chén | submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop | |
| 沉澱 | 沉淀 | chén diàn | precipitate |
| 沉甸甸 | chén diàn diàn | (adj) heavy | |
| 沉積 | 沉积 | chén jī | sediment; deposit; sedimentation (geol.) |
| 沉積物 | 沉积物 | chén jī wù | sediment |
| 沉積岩 | 沉积岩 | chén jī yán | sedimentary rock (geol.) |
| 沉積作用 | 沉积作用 | chén jī zuò yòng | sedimentation (geol.) |
| 沉寂 | chén jí | (n) silence; stillness | |
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | permeate; immerse | |
| 沉靜 | 沉静 | chén jìng | (adj) peaceful; quiet; calm |
| 沉落 | chén luò | sink, fall | |
| 沉悶 | 沉闷 | chén mèn | (adj) (used in reference to weather) oppressive; heavy; (adj) depressed; not happy |
| 沉沒 | 沉没 | chén mò | to sink |
| 沉默 | chén mò | silence; uncommunicative | |
| 沉溺 | chén nì | indulge in; wallow | |
| 沉思 | chén sī | contemplate; contemplation; meditation; ponder | |
| 沉痛 | chén tòng | (adj) bitter; resentful | |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard; serious; critical | |
| 沉重打擊 | 沉重打击 | chén zhòng dǎ jī | to hit hard |
| 沉著 | 沉着 | chén zhuó | (adj) calm and collected; not nervous |
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