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湮

yān
yānspelled as ian · 1st tone — spelling rules
(literary) to sink into oblivion
Radical: 氵 Strokes: 12
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character
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Character Decomposition
湮=氵+垔
Etymology
A dammed 垔 stream 氵; 垔 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
(literary) to sink into oblivion
(literary) to silt up
Taiwan pr. yīn
yān
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Words with 湮 47 total
Idioms with 湮 2 total Chain