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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
沈默 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
沈默 ＝ 沈 ＋ 默
ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ · chénmò
adj/verb — silent; to keep silent, hold one's tongue

字源 FORM — what the parts do

沈to sink (沈沒)chénhere read chén, the same word as 沉
默quiet, wordless (默默)mò
沈默，沈沒的沈，默默的默。
關 · Related
沉默chénmòorthographic twin — 沉 the common form of the same 沈沉思chénsīthe same 沈／沉 sunk in thought