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Radical 85 · 11 strokes

to submerge

HSK 7 (3.0)5 meanings#39875
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to submerge

    • Heavy rain flooded the city.

  2. verb

    to flood

  3. verb

    to drown

    • He almost drowned.

  4. verb

    to irritate the skin (of liquids)

    • This water will irritate the skin.

  5. verb

    to delay

    • Don't waste time.

COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Water covering and flooding everything below is the meaning of the character 淹.

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