yān湮
湮
literary
archaic
Meaning of 湮
湮 means to bury; to obliterate; to sink into oblivion; to silt up; to become clogged with sediment. Pronounced yān.
- to bury; to obliterate; to sink into oblivion
- to silt up; to become clogged with sediment
Character Info
Radical氵
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Components
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Stroke Order
湮
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
zǎo早
yǐ已
yān湮
mò没
wú无
wén闻
。
This poet's works have long since sunk into oblivion.
Suí随
zhe着
shí时
jiān间
de的
liú流
shì逝
，
nà那
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
yān湮
miè灭
le了
。
As time passed, that history gradually faded into oblivion.
Zhè这
xiē些
gǔ古
jí籍
bèi被
yān湮
chén沉
zài在
hǎi海
dǐ底
qiān千
nián年
zhī之
jiǔ久
。
These ancient books were submerged beneath the sea for thousands of years.