lún沦（淪）
沦（淪）
common
verb
Meaning of 沦
沦 means to sink; to submerge; to go down; to fall; to decline; to be reduced to. Pronounced lún.
- to sink; to submerge; to go down
- to fall; to decline; to be reduced to
Character Info
Radical氵
Strokes7
Components
氵
仑
Stroke Order
沦
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
sōu艘
chuán船
zuì最
zhōng终
chén沉
lún没
le了
。
That ship eventually sank.
Shí石
tou头
tóu投
rù入
shuǐ水
zhōng中
hòu后
xùn迅
sù速
chén沉
le了
xià下
qù去
。
The stone sank quickly after being thrown into the water.
Zhè这
sōu艘
chén沉
chuán船
yǐ已
jīng经
lún沦
yú于
hǎi海
dǐ底
duō多
nián年
le了
。
This sunken ship has been on the seabed for many years.
Suí随
zhe着
shuǐ水
wèi位
shàng上
shēng升
，
hěn很
duō多
fáng房
wū屋
lún沦
rù入
shuǐ水
zhōng中
。
As the water level rose, many houses were submerged.
Xiǎo小
chuán船
zài在
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
zhōng中
chén沉
lún没
le了
。
The small boat sank in the storm.
Common Words
沦落 / 淪落lúnluò
wander destitute; decline; sink into degradation
沦陷 / 淪陷lúnxiàn
fall into enemy hands; be submerged
沉沦 / 沉淪chénlún
sink into depravity; degenerate; fall into misery
沦亡 / 淪亡lúnwáng
fall of a nation; moral decay
沦丧 / 淪喪lúnsàng
perish; be lost; fall into ruin
沦没 / 淪沒lúnmò
sink; submerge; die (literary)