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sink

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

lun2 lún

Meaning


Primary

sink

Alternatives

sinks, sinking, sunk

Mnemonic


[lu-] Luke Skywalker is [2] inside the sick ward of the [-(e)n] infirmary which has flooded. He is floating in an upside-down 亼 tepee which has sprung a leak that 氵 sprays water all over the inside. Luke uses a 冊 booklet to try to plug the leak, but it does not seem to work, as he slowly 淪 sinks into the water.

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