沦(lún)

7 strokesTrad. 淪

to sink (into ruin, oblivion)

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Character information

Pinyin
lún
Meaning
to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
淪

Origin & structure

Where 沦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵仑

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 仑 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ仑lún

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沦 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 沦

Common words using 沦 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chén沉lún沦

to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing

Open 沉沦 page →
lún沦wáng亡

(of a country) to perish; to be annexed; subjugation (to a foreign power)

Open 沦亡 page →
lún沦sàng丧

to be lost; to be ruined; to perish; to wither away

Open 沦丧 page →
lún沦wèi为

to sink down to

Open 沦为 page →
lún沦jī肌jiā浃suǐ髓

lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom); deeply affected

Open 沦肌浃髓 page →
lún沦luò落

to degenerate

Open 沦落 page →
lún沦xiàn陷

to fall into enemy hands

Open 沦陷 page →
dào道dé德lún沦sàng丧

moral bankruptcy

Open 道德沦丧 page →

Related characters

From 沦’s common words

沉亡丧为肌浃髓落

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