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湎
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flushed with drink

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
miǎn
メン、ベン
おぼ.れる、しず.む
면
A man's face 面 after drinking 氵; 面 also provides the pronunciation
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 面 face-to-face =
湎 flushed with drink
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
面 Meaning component
miàn face-to-face
variant of 麵|面[miàn]
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
湎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
湎 [miǎn]
drunk
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
沉湎 [chén​miǎn] #38,706
deeply immersed
沉湎酒色 [chén​miǎn​jiǔ​sè]
to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women