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HSK
7-9

flood

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

yan1 yān

Meaning


Primary

flood

Mnemonic


[y-] Yoshi is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop, waiting for it to open. Suddenly a 大 big 电 lightning strikes near him, hitting a water pipe, which begins to 氵 spray everywhere, creating a 淹 flood. Yoshi makes a makeshift boat out of egg shells to float, as the 淹 flood rises, consuming the pawn shop.

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