陷

xiàn
#1,260 most
frequent character
pitfall, trap, to get stuck

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

陷 joins ⻖, hills or steps, with 臽 xiàn, a picture of a tumble into a pit; 臽 also supplies the sound, a perfect match. It first meant to fall down or fall in. The meaning grew to a trap or pitfall, and then to getting stuck.

Drawn as: tumble into a pit

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Homophones

HSK 5
县xiàn
county, PRC administrative division below prefecture 地區|地区[di4 qu4]
线xiàn
thread, string, wire, line, route
献xiàn
offer, present, dedicate, donate
见xiàn
to appear, also written 現|现[xian4]
现xiàn
to appear, present, now, existing
限xiàn
to limit, to restrict, (bound form) limit

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