to submerge, flood, or drown
Animated Stroke Order 淹
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HSK Vocabulary: 淹
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 淹 is used in context
1
tā他
bú不
huì会
yóu游
yǒng泳
，
chà差
diǎn点
yān淹
sǐ死
。
He can't swim and almost drowned.
2
dà大
yǔ雨
yān淹
mò没
le了
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
Heavy rain submerged the entire village.
3
bào暴
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
dào道
lù路
yān淹
shuǐ水
le了
。
The heavy rain caused the road to flood.
4
shuǐ水
yān淹
mò没
le了
wǒ我
de的
xié鞋
zi子
。
The water flooded my shoes.
5
dà大
yǔ雨
yān淹
mò没
le了
jiē街
dào道
，
chē车
liàng辆
wú无
fǎ法
tōng通
xíng行
。
The heavy rain flooded the streets, making it impossible for vehicles to pass.
6
tā他
de的
shēng声
yīn音
bèi被
guān观
zhòng众
de的
huān欢
hū呼
shēng声
yān淹
mò没
le了
。
His voice was drowned out by the cheers of the audience.
Information
Traditional淹
Radical氵
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1754
Zhuyinㄧㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+6DF9
Cangjie—
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality