沉闷 chénmèn oppressive; withdrawn

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Traditional: 沉悶

Stroke order

沉闷 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

沉闷 — the Chinese character for oppressive; withdrawn (chénmèn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 沉闷 — oppressive; withdrawn

沉 — 7 strokes
闷 — 7 strokes

Senses

oppressive (of weather)
heavy
depressed
not happy
(of sound) dull
muffled

Characters in 沉闷

沉 chén — to submerge; to immerse; to sink
闷 mèn — bored; depressed; melancholy

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

沉闷 is pronounced chénmèn and means “oppressive; withdrawn”.

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