7 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 7th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N2
                                            sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Kun'yomi
- し - ず - む - to sink ②to go down (e.g. sun) ③to feel depressed 
- し - ず - め - る - to sink (e.g. a ship) ②to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair) ③to floor (an opponent) 
On'yomi
- チン 
- ジン 
Nanori
- しん 
Character Breakdown
Common Words
                                    sinking ②getting dead drunk ③having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties ④staying in one place for a long time
                                
                            References
| Unicode hex code | 6C88 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-36-32 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2508 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3069 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 261 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 306 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 195 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 231 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1888 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2033 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1319 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 399 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1097 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 17189 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1601 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 936 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 964 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 668 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1139 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1129 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1166 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1906 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a4.9 | 
| Four corner code | 3411.2 | 
| De Roo Code | 357 |