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沦

淪
lún
verb #25,132

Meanings

  1. 1 to sink; to fall into (ruin, oblivion)
  2. 2 to be reduced to; to degenerate

Examples

这座城市沦为了战场。
Zhè zuò chéngshì lún wéi le zhànchǎng.
This city was reduced to a battlefield.
他沦落街头，无家可归。
Tā lúnluò jiētóu, wújiā kě guī.
He fell into the streets with nowhere to go.

Tips

usage
沦 is typically used in formal or literary contexts and often appears in compounds like 沦陷 (to fall/be captured), 沦落 (to sink into destitution), and 沦为 (to be reduced to).

Stroke Order

沦 lún