淹
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yān · to drown, to immerse, to steep

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #13011
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 淹

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yānWords pronounced yān
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Example sentences

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Yóu yú quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn, chéng shì kě néng bèi wán quán dì yānmò.由于全球气候变暖,城市可能被完全地淹没。

Due to global warming, cities could be completely submerged.

Source: Tatoeba #777614 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ nǐ yān sǐ.我不想把你淹死。

I don't mean to swamp you.

Source: Tatoeba #13137914 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng kàn nǐ yān sǐ.我想看你淹死。

I want to watch you drown.

Source: Tatoeba #10484446 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bèi yān sǐ le.他被淹死了。

He was drowned.

Source: Tatoeba #1767972 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā chà diǎn yān sǐ le.他差点淹死了。

He almost drowned.

Source: Tatoeba #13998967 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chà yì diǎn yān sǐ.我差一点淹死。

I came near to being drowned.

Source: Tatoeba #348885 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 淹 in context

  1. Say yān, then recall the core meaning: to drown, to immerse, to steep.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 淹没 (yān mò), meaning “to submerge”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 淹 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.