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xiàn
to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall
💡 Ideographic: A place 阝 with a pit 臽; 臽 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 6 ✏️ 10 strokes Common • Top 13%

Words Using 陷 (45)

陷阱
xiànjǐng
HSK 6
pitfall / snare / trap
陷入
xiànrù
HSK 6
to sink into / to get caught up in / to land in (a predicament)
陷害
xiànhài
HSK 6
to entrap / to set up / to frame (up) / to make false charges against
缺陷
quēxiàn
HSK 6
defect / flaw / physical defect
诬陷
wūxiàn
HSK 6
to entrap / to frame / to plant false evidence against sb
xiàn
pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect
攻陷
gōngxiàn
to overcome / to take (a fortress) / to fall (to an attack) / to surrender
塌陷
tāxiàn
to subside / to sink / to cave in
下陷
xiàxiàn
to subside / subsidence
陷落
xiànluò
to surrender (of a fortress) / to fall (to the enemy) / subsidence (of land)
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