1. 陷

陷

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  • 1260th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
陷→
阝臽
2Radical
陷→
阝town⺈knife臼mortar
3Graphical
陷→
丨㇌⺈臼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)pitfall • trap • to get stuck • to sink • to cave in • to frame (false charge) • to capture (a city in battle) • to fall (to the enemy) • defect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 陷 xiàn (xian4)The component 臽 is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

缺陷 
陷入 
陷阱 

Uncommon

凹陷 
沦陷 (淪陷)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
身陷 
陷害 

RareShow 35

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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