Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 員 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (隕)
Simplified (陨)
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Historical Evolution
陨
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
陨
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
陨
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
陨
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
陨
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
陨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
陨 / 隕 [yǔn]
to fall; meteor; to perish; see also 殞|殒[yǔn]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
隕 いん
In unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (8)
陨石 [yǔnshí] #7,008
meteorite
陨落 [yǔnluò] #27,008
to fall down
陨星 [yǔnxīng] #29,157
meteorite
陨石坑 [yǔnshíkēng] #35,550
meteorite impact crater
球粒陨石 [qiúlìyǔnshí]
chondrite (type of meteorite)
陨命 [yǔnmìng]
variant of 殞命|殒命[yǔnmìng]
陨坑 [yǔnkēng]
meteorite crater
陨首 [yǔnshǒu]
to offer one's life in sacrifice
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
KOREAN WORDS (1)