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(Trad.: 殞)
Pinyin: yǔn
English Definition: to perish; to die
Chinese Definition:
①死:殒命。殒殁。殒身。殒阵。
②古同“陨”,坠落。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (death) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ dǎi ] corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked
    • [ yuán ] employee; member; personnel, staff
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Example Words
殒命 yǔn mìng to die; to perish
殒身不恤 yǔn shēn to die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation
殒落 yǔn luò see 陨落
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Example Sentences
1
40
So why did the Princess die in her 40s?
2
His bankruptcy announced the collective falling of the traditional business class.
3
1996
The two divorced in 1996 and Princess Diana was killed in a car accident the following year.
4
2005
In July 2005, a large vulture hit the space shuttle Discovery?s external tank during liftoff and sadly met its demise.
5
He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself.