懂中文 Dong Chinese

湮

yān, yīn

bury

A dammed 垔 stream 氵; 垔 also provides the pronunciation

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

垔 sound,meaning component

垔  Sound Meaning component

yīn

  

dam up, block, restrain

Evolution

湮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
湮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

湮  

yān

bury, sink, block up; stain; to inundate; to bury; to cover up; obscured; submerged

湮  

yīn

variant of 洇[yīn]

Most common words with 湮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

湮灭

to destroy

湮没

to bury

湮

to bury

湮没无闻

to pass into oblivion