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The character 沈 is a phono-semantic compound, with the water radical 氵 (shuǐ) on the left indicating a connection to liquids, and the phonetic component 冘 (yín) on the right. Its original meaning was to sink or submerge in water. This sense is now primarily carried by the variant character 沉 (chén), which evolved to distinguish the specific action. Today, 沈 is most commonly encountered as the surname "Shěn" and also historically referred to a 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。