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  1. 沉 is the 746th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 48 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (cover), (table)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chen1 - see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1]
  2. chen2 - to submerge/to immerse/to sink/to keep down/to lower/to drop/deep/profound/heavy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

沉重 
沉默 

Medium Frequency

低沉 
 
沉寂 
沉思 
沉闷 (沉悶)
沉沉 
沉没 (沉沒)
沉浸 
沉沦 (沉淪)
沉溺 
沉淀 (沉澱)
沉睡 
沉稳 (沉穩)
沉着 (沉著)
沉迷 
沉醉 
沉静 (沉靜)
消沉 
深沉 
阴沉 (陰沉)

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Meta:

  1. 悶 is the 1827th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (gate), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. men1 - stuffy/shut indoors/to smother/to cover tightly
  2. men4 - bored/depressed/melancholy/sealed/airtight/tightly closed

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 悶 (men1): The component 門 is pronounced as 'men2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 悶 (men4): The component 門 is pronounced as 'men2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
郁闷 (鬱悶)

Medium Frequency

沉闷 (沉悶)
纳闷 (納悶)
胸闷 (胸悶)
苦闷 (苦悶)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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