01336 Chinese character of 陷 and pronounce haam6

The Chinese character【陷】is a word that describes an action or a state, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Fall into or crisis. Explanation: (1) To fall in or sink. Such as: “fall into”, “fall deeper and deeper”. (2) Break through. Such as: “capture”, “charge into battle”. (3) A metaphor for the fall of a city. Such as: “fall”, “fallen”. (4) Designing to harm others. Such as: “frame up”, “frame up”, “false accusation”. (5) Shortcomings and faults. For example: “defect”. (6) Trap: Originally refers to a pit used to catch wild animals. Later it was used as a metaphor for a scheme to harm someone. For example: “He fell into the enemy’s trap and was defeated.”

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【陷】:xiàn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【陷】:haam6/ham6

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【陷】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【陷】, for example:Describe an action or state , It means mainly to be in a state of crisis .Chinese characters encompass a wide spectrum of meanings, with intricate interpretations that may not be thoroughly described in this context.

【陷】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【陷阱、陷入】(Mandarin Pinyin:xiàn jǐng 、xiàn rù/ Cantonese Jyutping:ham6 zing6 、ham6 jap6)

This character consists of 10 individual strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here’s a sample sentence featuring this character.:


他不小心掉進了設置好的陷阱。

He accidentally fell into the trap that had been set.


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