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Meaning of 隕

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隕 (Simplified: 陨)
Pinyin: yǔn
English Definition: to fall; meteor; to perish; see also 殒
Chinese Definition:
①坠落:陨落。陨灭。陨星。陨石。陨铁。
②毁坏。
③古同“殒”,死亡。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 阜
Pictophonetic:員 indicates the sound; 阝 (place) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
    • 員 [ yuán ] employee; member; personnel, staff
Similar Characters: 隀
Example Words
隕石 yǔn shí meteorite; aerolite; Classifiers: 块
隕落 yǔn luò to fall down; to decay; to fall from the sky; to die
隕星 yǔn xīng meteorite; falling star
隕命 yǔn mìng variant of 殒命 ; to die; to perish
隕坑 yǔn kēng meteorite crater
More:隕* | *隕 | *隕*
Example Sentences
1
我将永不陨泣
。
I would never cry.
2
一个笑话就从无言的篷车陨下
。
A jest falls from the speechless caravan.
3
我明白
,
(
这祷文
)
让他们不陨涕
。
I know. let them not weep.
4
最近木星陨撃可能来自一巨大流星体
。
Recent Jovian impact probably came from a giant meteorite.
5
流星尚未陨逝
,
已厌倦了它的闪耀
。
We tire of the flame of the meteor, before it can fade and flee;