殒

yǔn

yǔnspelled as ün · 3rd tone — spelling rules

(literary) to perish; to die

Radical: 歹 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

死残殊殖殃殄殚殉歹殆殁殡

Same radical

死残殊殖殃殄殚殉歹殆殁殡歼殇殂

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Character Decomposition

殒=歹+员

Etymology

death

Meanings

(literary) to perish; to die

yǔn

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Idioms with 殒 5 total Chain

(idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away香消玉殒xiāng xiāo yù yǔn to die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation殒身不恤yǔn shēn bù xù