淪 [沦] lún
: to sink (into ruin, oblivion); be submerged; to be reduced to
Kun Reading
none applicable
沈む | しずむ shizumu
godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to sink; to feel depressed
淪 | さざなみ
family or surname
: Sazanami
On Reading
リン rin
ロン ron
Usage:
淪[沦]落 lun2luo4: to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)
淪[沦]陷 lun2xian4: to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge
淪[沦]亡 lun2wang2: (of a country) to perish; to be annexed; subjugation (to a foreign power)
淪喪 [沦丧] lun2sang4: to be lost; to be ruined; to perish; to wither away
淪沒 [沦没] lun2mo4: to sink; to drown
淪[沦]浹 lun2jia1: to be deeply affected; moved to the core
淪[沦]落 lun2luo4: to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)
[淪落 | りんらく rinraku: ruin; depravity; corruption]
沉淪[沦] chen2lun2: o sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
淪沒喪亡 [沦没丧亡] lun2 mo4 sang4 wang2
: to die; to perish
淪肌浹髓 [沦肌浃髓] lun2 ji1 jia1 sui3
: lit. penetrate to the marrow; deeply affected; moved to the core
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
氵 (sui3: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
侖 (lun2: logical reasons; to arrange) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
氵 (sui3: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
侖 (lun2: logical reasons; to arrange) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
沦. Derived from generic character simplification rule #71 (侖 » 仑) via usage of grass script form of character.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
