Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 弱 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
溺
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
溺
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
溺
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
溺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
溺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
溺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
溺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
溺 [nì]
to drown; to indulge; addicted to; to spoil (a child)
溺 [niào]
variant of 尿[niào]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
溺水 [nìshuǐ] #10,367
to drown
沉溺 [chénnì] #13,015
to indulge in
溺死 [nìsǐ] #11,169
to drown
溺爱 [nì'ài] #22,840
to spoil
溺爱 [nì'ài] #22,840
to spoil
便溺 [biànniào] #47,838
to urinate or defecate
耽溺 [dānnì] #64,623
to indulge in
溺婴 [nìyīng] #66,408
to drown a newborn baby (as method of infanticide)
溺婴 [nìyīng] #66,408
to drown a newborn baby (as method of infanticide)
溺职 [nìzhí]
to neglect one's duty
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 溺れる [おぼれる] #4,934
to struggle in the water
溺愛 [できあい] #16,415
infatuation
溺死 [できし] #27,374
death by drowning
溺れ死ぬ [おぼれしぬ] #42,741
to die by drowning
耽溺 [たんでき] #48,923
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.)
溺死体 [できしたい] #84,866
drowned body
惑溺 [わくでき] #90,286
indulgence
策士策に溺れる [さくしさくにおぼれる] #102,486
craft brings nothing home
溺らす [おぼらす] #125,234
to drown
溺死者 [できししゃ] #127,826
drowned person
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KOREAN WORDS (2)