xiàn

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

HSK 6TOCFL L510 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

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

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

阝 · to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall

⿰阝臽

stroke order · 10