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沈 is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 on the left signals the meaning 'water,' while 冘 on the right supplies the pronunciation yín. It originally meant to sink or submerge. This meaning is now mainly written 沉 (chén), a variant that developed to separate the sinking sense from other uses. Today, 沈 is primarily the surname Shěn and the name of an ancient state during the Zhou dynasty.
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我的朋友姓沈。
沈先生是医生。
沈阳的冬天很冷。
沈阿姨做菜很好吃。
沈经理负责这个项目。
沈工程师解决了技术难题。
沈同学在比赛中获得冠军。
沈作家的作品深受读者喜爱。
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