沉 chén
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 冗 excessive
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
沉甸甸
chéndiàndiàn
heavy; weighty
Characters in this word
甸 diàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- Made of
- 勹 wrap 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他接过那份沉甸甸的档案，意识到里面牵涉的不只是一个案件。 Tā jiēguò nà fèn chéndiàndiàn de dàng'àn, yìshí dào lǐmiàn qiānshè de bù zhǐ shì yí gè ànjiàn. He took the heavy file and realised that it involved far more than a single case.
- 秋天到了，树上挂满了沉甸甸的苹果。 Qiūtiān dào le, shù shang guà mǎn le chéndiàndiàn de píngguǒ. Autumn has come and the trees are hung with heavy apples.
- 奶奶递给我一个沉甸甸的布包，里面全是她的心意。 Nǎinai dì gěi wǒ yí ge chéndiàndiàn de bùbāo, lǐmiàn quán shì tā de xīnyì. Grandma handed me a heavy cloth bag, full of her love.
Related words
- 沉 chén to sink
- 沉默 chénmò silent
- 沉重 chénzhòng heavy
- 沉淀 chéndiàn to settle; sedimentation; to accumulate
- 沉浸 chénjìn to immerse; to be absorbed in
- 沉闷 chénmèn oppressive; dull; stuffy
- 沉迷 chénmí to be obsessed with; addicted to
- 沉睡 chénshuì to sleep deeply; to lie dormant
- 沉思 chénsī to ponder; to meditate
- 沉稳 chénwěn calm and steady
- 沉着 chénzhuó calm; composed
- 深沉 shēnchén deep; profound; reserved