Chinese symbol for “contemplate”
沉思
chén sī
to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for contemplate is 沉思 (chén sī), defined as: to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 沉思.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard |
| 沉淀 (沈澱) | chén diàn | variant of 沉淀 (chén diàn) |
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak; to permeate |
| 沉睡 | chén shuì | to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought; thinking |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on; to ponder over |
See also: Japanese symbol for “contemplate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.