| 沈 | chén | variant of 沉 |
| 沈 | shěn | surname Shen; place name |
| 沈阳 | Shěn yáng | Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden |
| 沈约 | Shěn Yuē | Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋书 |
| 沈丘 | Shěn qiū | Shenqiu county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan |
| 沈丘县 | Shěn qiū xiàn | Shenqiu county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan |
| 沈北新 | Shěn běi xīn | Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 沈北新区 | Shěn běi xīn qū | Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 沈国放 | shěn guó fàng | Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson |
| 沈从文 | Shěn Cóng wén | Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist |
| 沈复 | Shěn Fù | Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six records of a floating life 浮生六记 |
| 沈河 | Shěn hé | Shenhe district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 沈河区 | Shěn hé qū | Shenhe district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 沈莹 | Shěn yíng | Shen ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard geographic gazetteer 临海水土志 |
| 沈葆祯 | Shěn Bǎo zhēn | Shen Baozhen, Qing Minister of Navy, founded Fuzhou naval college 船政学堂 in 1866 |
| 沈阳市 | Shěn yáng shì | Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden; Shenyang prefecture level city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China |
| 沈鱼落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts |
