Chinese character
陷
xiàn
to sink, to plunge
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- to sink, to plunge
- trap, pitfall
- pitfall
- trap
- to get stuck
Etymology hint · Ideographic
A place 阝 with a pit 臽; 臽 also provides the pronunciation
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Words
Common words
陷入陷入xiàn rùto sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)缺陷缺陷quē xiàndefect; flaw陷阱陷阱xiàn jǐngpitfall; snare; trap沦陷沦陷lún xiànto fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge陷于陷于xiàn yúcaught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)陷害陷害xiàn hàito entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against诬陷诬陷wū xiànto entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb深陷深陷shēn xiànto be deeply in (trouble, debt etc); deep set (eyes)攻陷攻陷gōng xiànto capture (a fortress, city etc); to take by force陷落陷落xiàn luòto surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land)
Related characters
Related characters
都dōu
all, each, entirely, whole
那nà
that, that one, those
队duì
team, group, band, army unit
部bù
department, ministry
随suí
to follow, to listen to, to submit to
除chú
to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
阿ā
an initial particle, a prefix used for names
陈chén
to display, to exhibit
县xiàn
county, district, subdivision
先xiān
first, former, previous
线xiàn
line, thread, wire
现xiàn
to appear, to manifest
显xiǎn
clear, evident
限xiàn
boundary, limit, line
险xiǎn
narrow pass, strategic point
献xiàn
to offer, to present