沦陷 (lún xiàn) — (of a territory) to fall into enemy hands, to b…

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to fall' to an enemy or a flood — used in writing, news, and history, not everyday speech.

verb

(of a territory) to fall into enemy handsto be occupied(literary) to be submergedto be flooded

1941，沦陷。
1941 Nián, zhè zuò chéng shì lún xiàn yú dí jūn shǒu zhōng.
In 1941, this city fell into enemy hands.
，沦陷。
Suí zhe zhàn shì kuò dà, duō gè shěng fèn xiāng jì lún xiàn.
As the war expanded, multiple provinces fell one after another.
沦陷。
Bào yǔ dǎo zhì dī wā dì qū lún xiàn yú hóng shuǐ zhī zhōng.
The heavy rain caused low-lying areas to be submerged in flood waters.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

陷xiànfall into

沦 means sink and 陷 means fall into, together describe territory falling into enemy hands.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 淪; 沦 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún淪lún

Same sound today

The traditional form 淪 has 水 for water and 侖 for the sound lún; the simplified 沦 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

臽

臽xiàn陷xiàn

Same sound today

In 陷, the older form 臽 pictured falling into a trap; 阜 was added later to differentiate it.

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