Chinese Character: 淹 (yān - Flood)
1. Character Basics (基本信息)
Radical: 氵 (Water radical)
Stroke Count: 11 (Number of strokes)
Character Decomposition: 氵 + 奄 (Water radical + 奄)
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: yān (First tone)
3. Meaning (含义)
To flood; to submerge (指被水覆盖、淹没)
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 淹没 (yān mò) - Submerge (被水覆盖而消失)
- 淹留 (yān liú) - Stay for a long time (长时间停留)
- 水淹 (shuǐ yān) - Flooded by water (被水淹没)
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
淹 is usually used as a verb, often followed by a noun indicating the object being flooded. For example, "水淹村庄" (The flood submerges the village). (淹通常作为动词使用，后面常接表示被淹没对象的名词，如“水淹村庄”。)
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
In Chinese history and culture, floods have always been a significant natural disaster. The character 淹 reflects people's understanding and perception of floods. (在中国历史文化中，洪水一直是重要的自然灾害，“淹”字反映了人们对洪水的认识和感知。)
7. Example Sentence (例句)
暴雨过后，整个城市都被水淹了。(After the heavy rain, the whole city was flooded. / Bào yǔ guò hòu, zhěng gè chéng shì dōu bèi shuǐ yān le.)
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can remember 淹 by associating the water radical 氵 with the action of flooding, and 奄 can be thought of as a situation where something is covered or hidden. (你可以通过将部首“氵”与洪水的动作联系起来记忆“淹”，“奄”可以想象成某物被覆盖或隐藏的情景。)