lún

Traditional: 淪

沦 (lún) is a Chinese word meaning “to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to”.

Meanings

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

Related words

沦落to degenerate沉沦to sink into (vice, depravity etc)沦为to sink down to沦陷to fall into enemy hands沦丧to be lost沦亡(of a country) to perish沦没to sink沦浃to be deeply affected沦灭to perish沦肌浃髓lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom); deeply affected沦陷区enemy-held territory道德沦丧moral bankruptcy

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