He was drowned.
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淹
yān
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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yān · jim1 (Jyutping)
- to flood
- to submerge
- to drown
- to irritate the skin (of liquids)
- to delay
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Character breakdown
淹
- Meaning
- drown; cover with liquid, steep
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰氵奄
- Cangjie
- EKLU
- Four-corner
- 3411.6
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Example sentences
I almost drowned.
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