yān淹（淊）
淹（淊）
HSK 7-9
archaic
literary
Meaning of 淹
淹 means to submerge; to drown; to flood; to soak; to irritate skin via perspiration. Pronounced yān. HSK 7-9.
- to submerge; to drown; to flood
- to soak; to irritate skin via perspiration
- vast; extensive; broad
Character Info
Radical氵
Strokes11
Components
氵
奄
Stroke Order
淹
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
bù不
xìng幸
zài在
hóng洪
shuǐ水
zhōng中
yān淊
sǐ死
le了
。
He unfortunately drowned in the flood.
Lián连
rì日
bào暴
yǔ雨
，
zhuāng庄
jia稼
dōu都
zāo遭
shuǐ水
yān淊
le了
。
Continuous heavy rain flooded all the crops.
Xiǎo小
chuán船
bèi被
jù巨
làng浪
yān淊
méi没
，
bù不
jiàn见
zōng踪
yǐng影
。
The small boat was submerged by huge waves and disappeared.
Hé河
shuǐ水
bào暴
zhǎng涨
，
yān淊
méi没
le了
àn岸
biān边
de的
fáng房
wū屋
。
The river rose sharply and submerged the houses along the bank.
Nà那
piàn片
dī低
wā洼
dì地
měi每
nián年
dōu都
huì会
bèi被
shuǐ水
yān淊
yī一
cì次
。
That low-lying area gets flooded once every year.