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淹yān水shuǐ

  1. to be flooded

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Japanese data from JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC2, and RADKFILE/KRADFILE (EDRDG). Chinese from CC-CEDICT. French and English from English Wiktionary via Wiktextract. Example sentences from Tatoeba. Stroke diagrams from KanjiVG. JLPT levels follow Jonathan Waller's lists. Full credits on the data and licences page.

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2
淹
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to flood, to submerge, to drown, to irritate the skin (of liquids), to delay

Pinyin
yān
Strokes
11
Frequency
39875 of 2500
Words starting with 淹Words ending in 淹Anywhere in a word
水
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

surname Shui, Shui ethnic group

Pinyin
Shuǐ
Strokes
4
Frequency
807 of 2500
Words starting with 水Words ending in 水Anywhere in a word