陨
(bound form) to fall from the sky; variant of 殞|殒[yun3]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,347 U+9668
How 陨 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
阝 (semantic, “place”) + 员 (phonetic, yuán)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 员
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 员 (yuán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 员 sound component | yuán | employee; member; personnel, staff |
| 圆 | yuán | circle; circular, round; complete |
| 损 | sǔn | to damage, to harm |
| 勋 | xūn | deeds, feats; merit; rank |
| 殒 | yǔn | to die, to fall, to perish, to vanish |
| 郧 | yún | a county in Hubei province |
| 筼 | yún | tall bamboo |
| 埙 | xūn | ocarina |
Words containing 陨
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 球粒陨石 | qiú lì yǔn shí | chondrite (type of meteorite) |
| 陨石雨 | yǔn shí yǔ | meteorite shower |
| 陨石坑 | yǔn shí kēng | meteorite impact crater |
| 陨石 | yǔn shí | meteorite; aerolite; CL:塊|块[kuai4],顆|颗[ke1] |
| 陨星 | yǔn xīng | meteorite; falling star |
| 陨命 | yǔn mìng | variant of 殞命|殒命[yun3 ming4]; to die; to perish |
| 陨落 | yǔn luò | to fall down; to decay; to fall from the sky; to die |
| 陨首 | yǔn shǒu | to offer one's life in sacrifice |
| 陨坑 | yǔn kēng | meteorite crater |