Writing
淹 (yān) — how to say "to flood" in Chinese
淹
To flood
verb
Character composition
淹
to flood
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
淹了房子
yān le fáng zi
flooded the house
淹了农田
yān le nóng tián
flooded the farmland
Examples
大雨淹了城市里的很多街道。
Heavy rain flooded many streets in the city.
洪水淹了村子。
The flood flooded the village.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say flood in Chinese?
"to flood" in Chinese is 淹 (yān).
What does 淹 mean in English?
淹 (yān) means "To flood".
How is 淹 pronounced?
It is pronounced yān (written as yan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for flood
It is written 淹 and has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 淹?
淹 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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