| 1 | 沉重 | 沉重 | chén zhòng | chen2 zhong4 | heavy; hard; serious; critical | | |
| 2 | 沉淀 | 沉澱 | chén diàn | chen2 dian4 | to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution) | | |
| 3 | 沉思 | 沉思 | chén sī | chen2 si1 | to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation | | |
| 4 | 沉积 | 沉積 | chén jī | chen2 ji1 | sediment; deposit; sedimentation (geology) | | |
| 5 | 沉 | 沉 | chén | chen2 | to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy | | |
| 6 | 深沉 | 深沉 | shēn chén | shen1 chen2 | deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched | | |
| 7 | 沉着 | 沉著 | chén zhuó | chen2 zhuo2 | steady; calm and collected; not nervous | | |
| 8 | 沉积物 | 沉積物 | chén jī wù | chen2 ji1 wu4 | sediment | | |
| 9 | 下沉 | 下沉 | xià chén | xia4 chen2 | to sink down | | |
| 10 | 低沉 | 低沉 | dī chén | di1 chen2 | overcast; gloomy; downcast; deep and low (of sound); muffled | | |
| 11 | 沉痛 | 沉痛 | chén tòng | chen2 tong4 | grief; remorse; deep in sorrow; bitter (anguish); profound (condolences) | | |
| 12 | 沉吟 | 沉吟 | chén yín | chen2 yin2 | to mutter to oneself irresolutely | | |
| 13 | 沉闷 | 沉悶 | chén mèn | chen2 men4 | oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled | | |
| 14 | 阴沉 | 陰沉 | yīn chén | yin1 chen2 | gloomy | | |
| 15 | 沉静 | 沉靜 | chén jìng | chen2 jing4 | peaceful; quiet; calm; gentle | | |
| 16 | 沉浸 | 沉浸 | chén jìn | chen2 jin4 | to soak; to permeate; to immerse | | |
| 17 | 沉沉 | 沉沉 | chén chén | chen2 chen2 | deeply; heavily | | |
| 18 | 沉寂 | 沉寂 | chén jì | chen2 ji4 | silence; stillness | | |
| 19 | 凿沉 | 鑿沉 | záo chén | zao2 chen2 | to scuttle (a ship) | | |
| 20 | 沉井 | 沉井 | chén jǐng | chen2 jing3 | open caisson | | |
| 21 | 自沉 | 自沉 | zì chén | zi4 chen2 | to scuttle (a ship); to drown oneself | | |
| 22 | 沉痼 | 沉痼 | chén gù | chen2 gu4 | chronic illness; fig. deeply entrenched problem | | |
| 23 | 沉浮 | 沉浮 | chén fú | chen2 fu2 | lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes | | |
| 24 | 沉船事故 | 沉船事故 | chén chuán shì gù | chen2 chuan2 shi4 gu4 | a shipwreck; a sinking | | |
| 25 | 沉船 | 沉船 | chén chuán | chen2 chuan2 | shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship | | |