沉痛

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Chinese

submerge; immerse; sink
submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
 
ache; pain; sorrow
trad. (沉痛)
simp. #(沉痛)
alternative forms 沈痛

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (11) (6)
Final () (140) (1)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter drim thuwngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖˠiɪm/ /tʰuŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖᵚim/ /tʰuŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiem/ /tʰuŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖjim/ /tʰəwŋH/
Li
Rong
/ȡjəm/ /tʰuŋH/
Wang
Li
/ȡĭĕm/ /tʰuŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi̯əm/ /tʰuŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chén tòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cam4 tung3

Adjective

沉痛

  1. deeply grieved; sorrowful
  2. (of an experience) deeply felt; bitter

Synonyms

  • (deeply grieved):