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殒

yǔn

Character Traditional 殞

What 殒 means

1. literaryto perish; to die

Words starting with 殒

• 殒命yǔn mìngto die; to perish
• 殒身不恤yǔn shēn bù xùto die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation
• 殒落yǔn luòvariant of 陨落

Words containing 殒

• 香消玉殒xiāng xiāo yù yǔn(idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away

Characters built on 员

These share the phonetic component 员 (yuán), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 损sǔn(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage…
• 勋xūn(bound form) meritorious accomplishment
• 陨yǔn(bound form) to fall from the sky; variant of 殒
• 郧yúnname of a feudal state
• 埙xūnocarina; wind instrument consisting of an egg-shaped chamber with holes
• 筼yúnused in 筼筜

Characters that look like 殒

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
• 绩jìto spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 锁suǒto lock; to lock up; a lock
• 烦fánto feel vexed; to bother; to trouble
• 硕shuò(bound form) large; big; (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 硕士

Sounds the same

Read yǔn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 允just; fair; to permit
• 陨(bound form) to fall from the sky; variant of 殒
• 狁name of a tribe
• 霣rain storm; to fall