| Simplified | 下沉 |
| Traditional | 下沉 |
| Pinyin | xia4 |
| Pinyin | xià |
| Verb | 下沉 |
| Continuous aspect | 下沉 着 |
| Completive aspect | 下沉 了 |
| Past aspect | 下沉 过 |
| Verb | xia4 |
| Continuous aspect | xia4 zhe5 |
| Completive aspect | xia4 le5 |
| Past aspect | xia4 guo4 |
| Verb | xià |
| Continuous aspect | xià zhe |
| Completive aspect | xià le |
| Past aspect | xià guò |