沈 sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes 7 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 2 #1271 in newspapers Readings Onチン、ジン Kunしず.む、しず.める In Chinese 沈 Words written with it 沈黙 ちんもく silence N1 沈む しずむ to sink N3 沈下 ちんか sinking 沈没 ちんぼつ sinking N1 沈着 ちんちゃく composure 浮沈 ふちん floating and sinking 沈める しずめる to sink (e.g. a ship) N1 沈痛 ちんつう grave 沈殿 ちんでん precipitation N1 沈滞 ちんたい stagnation 沈静 ちんせい settling down 沈降 ちんこう sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells)