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yǔn

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yǔn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǔn | yun3
English translation
to slip, to fall; to drop; to die

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About yǔn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

yǔn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

place

Etymology of yǔn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

阝员

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yuán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yuán represents the sound. Simplified form of yǔn .

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Example sentences using yǔn

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明亮 míng liàng de 流星 liú xīng 或者说陨石 yǔn shí shì Pān 难忘 nán wàng de 景象 jǐng xiàng

A bright shooting star, or meteor, is an unforgettable sight.

Words with yǔn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
陨石 yǔn shí meteorite隕石
yǔn to fall yǔn
陨落 yǔn luò to fall down隕落
陨星 yǔn xīng meteorite隕星
陨石坑 yǔn shí kēng meteorite impact crater隕石坑

yǔn Decomposition & Compounds

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