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meteor

HSK 10
yǔn
イン、エン、ウン
おち.る
운, 원
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 員 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (隕)
mound+ employee =
meteor
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
employee
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Simplified (陨)
mound+ member =
fall
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
yuán member
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [yǔn]
to fall; meteor; to perish; see also 殞|殒[yǔn]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いん
In unclassified name