shěnchén

sink

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

審 sound component

  Sound component

shěn

  

examine

Evolution

瀋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瀋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

shěn

juice; liquid; water; leak, pour

() 

shěn

to pour

Most common words with 瀋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

surname Shen

沈阳

old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden

沈阳市

old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden

沈从文

Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist

沈河区

Shenhe district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning