yān = y + an1
to inundate / to bury / to cover up / obscured / submerged
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yīn = y + (e)n1
variant of 洇[yin1]
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How to pronounce 湮

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

湮 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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yīn = y + (e)n1
to restrain / to dam a stream and change its direction / a mound
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Characters with 湮 as component

湮 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 湮

to destroy / to disappear / annihilation
to bury / to submerge / to pass into oblivion / to obliterate / to annihilate (physics)

Sentences with 湮

湮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yān / yīn

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