common
verb

Meaning of

溺 means to drown; to submerge in water; to indulge in; to be obsessed with. Pronounced nì.

  • to drown; to submerge in water
  • to indulge in; to be obsessed with

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xiǎo
hái
xiǎo
xīn
shuǐ
shēn
wáng
le
 

The child accidentally drowned and died.

Bào
hòu
cūn
zhuāng
bèi
hóng
shuǐ
le
 

The village was submerged by floodwaters after the heavy rain.

zài
biān
yóu
yǒng
shí
shèn
shuǐ
 

He accidentally drowned while swimming by the river.

shuǐ
jiù
yào
zhuān
de
zhī
shi
 

Drowning first aid requires professional knowledge.

Luò
shuǐ
zhě
bèi
jiù
shàng
àn
shí
jīng
shuǐ
hūn
 

The drowning victim was rescued ashore and had already fallen into a coma from drowning.