沉潭

Traditional form:

沉潭

Pinyin (reading):

chéntán

Definitions:

• to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

Characters:

• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
• 潭 - deep pool, lake; deep, profound

Traditional characters:

• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
• 潭 - deep pool, lake; deep, profound