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Meaning of 殒

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殒 (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: 歹
Pictophonetic:员 indicates the sound; 歹 (death) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 歹 [ dǎi ] corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked
    • 员 [ yuán ] employee; member; personnel, staff
Similar Characters: 殥
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Example Words
殒命 yǔn mìng to die; to perish
殒身不恤 yǔn shēn bù xù to die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation
殒落 yǔn luò see 陨落
More:殒* | *殒 | *殒*
Example Sentences
1
那为什么艾蒙公主
40
多岁就香消玉殒了呢
?
So why did the Princess die in her 40s?
2
他的破产
,
宣告了传统商人阶层的集体殒落
。
His bankruptcy announced the collective falling of the traditional business class.
3
二人于
1996年
宣布离婚
。
次年
,
戴安娜王妃在一场惨烈的车祸中香消玉殒
。
The two divorced in 1996 and Princess Diana was killed in a car accident the following year.
4
2005年
,
一只秃鹫在发现号升空时命殒外挂燃料箱
。
In July 2005, a large vulture hit the space shuttle Discovery?s external tank during liftoff and sadly met its demise.
5
他看见一颗星星从空中殒落
,
消失
,
那是他自己的象征
。
He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself.