淹
Character
to cover something with water; to flood
Meaning
yān
yan1- to cover something with water; to flood
- to drown; to die in water
Examples
大水淹了房子。
dà shuǐ yān le fáng zi
The big flood covered the house.
AI-generated sentence
昨天下大雨，路都被水淹了。
zuó tiān xià dà yǔ, lù dōu bèi shuǐ yān le
It rained hard yesterday, and the water covered the roads.
AI-generated sentence
他差点淹死在河里。
tā chà diǎn yān sǐ zài hé lǐ
He almost drowned in the river.
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Stroke order
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Practice writing 淹
Draw “淹” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 淹
淹博yān bówidely readWord淹死yān sǐto drownWord淹水yān shuǐto be floodedWord淹没yān mòto submergeWord淹灌yān guànbasin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)Word淹灭yān mièto submergeWord淹留yān liúto stay for a long periodWord淹盖yān gàito submergeWord淹头搭脑yān tóu dā nǎolistlessWord范仲淹fàn zhòng yānFan Zhongyan (989–1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳阳楼记 (Yuè yáng Lóu Jì)Word