Dictionary/陷

陷

陷 xiàn

ㄒㄧㄢˋ
1pitfall
2trap
3to get stuck
4to sink
5to cave in
6to frame (false charge)
7to capture (a city in battle)
8to fall (to the enemy)
9defect

Etymology

ideographic · A place 阝 with a pit 臽; 臽 also provides the pronunciation

Radical

阝 · place, town, city

Composition

⿰阝臽

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