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Chinese symbol for “deeply”

沉沉
chén chén
deeply; heavily

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deeply is 沉沉 (chén chén), defined as: deeply; heavily.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

沉 chén
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
沉
沉 chén
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “deeply”

WordPinyinMeaning
痛tòngache; pain
在深处 (在深處)zài shēn chùdeeply
很是hěn shì(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沉沉.

WordPinyinMeaning
沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative
沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard
沉淀 (沈澱)chén diànvariant of 沉淀 (chén diàn)
沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate
沉睡chén shuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered

See also: Japanese symbol for “deeply”.

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.