Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 臽 represents the sound.
Components
臽 Phonetic component
xiàn Pit A Pit
a pit, a hole
Depicts a person (人) falling into a pit or a trap (凵).
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檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
陷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
陷
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
陷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
陷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
陷 [xiàn]
pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (64)
陷入 [xiànrù] #2,701
to sink into
缺陷 [quēxiàn] #6,266
defect
陷阱 [xiànjǐng] #3,519
pitfall
陷害 [xiànhài] #3,472
to entrap
深陷 [shēnxiàn] #11,412
to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc)
陷于 [xiànyú] #20,269
caught in (a bad situation)
陷于 [xiànyú] #20,269
caught in (a bad situation)
诬陷 [wūxiàn] #13,853
to entrap
诬陷 [wūxiàn] #13,853
to entrap
塌陷 [tāxiàn] #23,951
to subside
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