bury
湮 is a 12 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as yīn.
It is made up of the components 氵 (water) and 垔 (to restrain).
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 湮
Definitions for 湮 pronounced as yān
- to inundate
- to bury
- to cover up
- obscured
- submerged
Definitions for 湮 pronounced as yīn
- variant of 洇[yin1]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 湮 — see all
- to destroy
- to disappear
- annihilation
- to bury
- to submerge
- to pass into oblivion
- to obliterate
- to annihilate (physics)
- to pass into oblivion