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淹

yān
yānspelled as ian · 1st tone — spelling rules
to flood · to submerge
Radical: 氵 Strokes: 11 HSK 7-9
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
淹=氵+奄
Etymology
water
Meanings
to flood
to submerge
to drown
to irritate the skin (of liquids)
to delay
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Words with 淹 150 total