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淹
yān
1. to flood
2. to submerge
3. to drown
4. to irritate the skin (of liquids)
5. to delay
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

淹
yān
to drown, to immerse, to steep
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (8)

淹博
yānbó
widely read
淹死
yānsǐ
to drown
淹没
yānmò
to submerge
HSK 6
淹灭
yānmiè
to submerge
淹灌
yānguàn
basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)
淹留
yānliú
to stay for a long period
淹盖
yāngài
to submerge
范仲淹
FànZhòngyān
Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), minister of Northern Song, led failed reform of 1043

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,579
Word Frequency Rank
6,894 of 84,292