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湮
yān
to block up; to sink; to stain
💡 Ideographic:
A dammed 垔 stream 氵; 垔 also provides the pronunciation
Words Using 湮 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
湮
yān
to inundate / to bury / to cover up / obscured / submerged
湮
yān
to inundate / to bury / to cover up / obscured / submerged
湮没
yānmò
to bury / to submerge / to pass into oblivion / to obliterate / to annihilate (physics)
湮没
yānmò
to bury / to submerge / to pass into oblivion / to obliterate / to annihilate (physics)
湮没无闻
yānmòwúwén
to pass into oblivion
湮没无闻
yānmòwúwén
to pass into oblivion
湮灭
yīnmiè
to destroy / to disappear / annihilation
湮灭
yīnmiè
to destroy / to disappear / annihilation
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰氵垔
i
Component Tree i
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
3 strokes
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
yīn
垔
to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; a mound
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 西 provides pronunciation
9 strokes