chén

(ancient form of 湛) (interchangeable 沈 沉) sink

Evolution

㴴 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
㴴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㴴 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Definitions

 

chén

(ancient form of ) (interchangeable ) sink, deep; profound, joy; delight, happy; peaceful (interchangeable ) deep water; deep pool, leisurely; relaxed, dewy, full; filled, wet; damp; moist, clear (interchangeable ) to dip; to immerse; to soak, swellings; roaring waves and billows, flowing water, (same as ) to rain cats and dogs for a long time, a river in ancient times in Henan province Jiyuanxian (blocked)

Miscellaneous

Strokes

13

Unicode

U+3D34

Shuowen

“湛,沒也。从水,甚聲。一曰湛水,豫章浸。,古文。”


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