Spot 垔
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
垔 component
yīn · to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; a mound
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 垔
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue垔Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 垔.
鄄=
+阝
湮=
氵
堙=
土
煙=
火
甄=
+瓦
闉=
門
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 垔 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
堙yīn
to bury
推甄tuī zhēnto recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school
湮没yān mòto bury
湮没无闻yān mò wú wénto pass into oblivion
湮灭yān mièto sink into oblivion
湮yānto block up
煙yānsmoke, soot
甄拔zhēn báto select
甄别zhēn biéto screen
甄录zhēn lùto employ by an examination
甄审zhēn shěnto screen and select
甄试zhēn shìselection test