陨 Stroke Order — How to Write 陨

Stroke Order

陨 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

陨 Radical and Character Components

Components:阝员

陨 is a phono-semantic compound: 阝 (place) carries the meaning, while 员 indicates the sound.

Radical: 阝 + 7 more strokes

陨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

yǔn

Meanings of 陨 in Chinese

yǔn陨

To fall, drop, or plummet; often used in contexts of celestial bodies falling, or abstractly for the decline or perishing of something.

许多古老的文明最终陨落，只留下遗迹供后人探索。

Many ancient civilizations eventually fell, leaving only ruins for future generations to explore.

To fall and be destroyed; to perish or be ruined.

那颗流星在夜空中陨灭了。

That meteor perished in the night sky.

To die; to perish (same as 殒).

他为了保护家人而英勇陨落

He bravely perished to protect his family.

Common Words and Phrases with 陨

yǔn陨luò落

to fall (like a meteorite from the sky) or to die (especially of a prominent or talented person)

那位德高望重的科学家陨落后，科学界失去了一位巨匠。

After the passing of that highly respected scientist, the scientific community lost a great master.

yǔn陨miè灭

To fall and be destroyed; to perish.

这颗流星在穿过大气层时，最终陨灭了。

This meteor ultimately perished as it passed through the atmosphere.

yǔn陨shí石

A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its impact with the Earth's surface or that of another celestial body.