沦(lún): to sink (into ruin, oblivion)

7 strokesTrad. 淪

to sink (into ruin, oblivion)

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沉亡丧为落陷肌浃

Character information

Pinyin: lún
Meaning: to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to
Strokes: 7
HSK level: —
Traditional: 淪

Origin & structureWhere 沦 comes from

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵仑

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 仑 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐmeaning
"water" radical in Chinese characters…
Also in 没汉漂游酒洗
仑lúnsound
to arrange
Also in 论轮伦抡

Parts are arranged left to right.

Words with 沦most common first

chén沉lún沦

to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing

lún沦wáng亡

(of a country) to perish; to be annexed; subjugation (to a foreign power)

lún沦sàng丧

to be lost; to be ruined; to perish; to wither away

lún沦wèi为

to sink down to

lún沦luò落

to degenerate

lún沦xiàn陷

to fall into enemy hands

lún沦jī肌 jiā浃 suǐ髓

lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom); deeply affected

dào道 dé德lún沦sàng丧

moral bankruptcy

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