(yǔn): (bound form) to fall from the sky

(yǔn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to fall from the sky.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2870 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, place. Its radical form (mound) appears in many related characters such as (, (specifier) that), (dōu, all), (yuàn, courtyard).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) to fall from the sky

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticplace

Decomposition: ⿰阝员 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
nounyǔn shímeteorite
verbyǔn luòto fall down
nounyǔn xīngmeteorite
yǔn shí yǔmeteorite shower
nounyǔn shí kēngmeteorite impact crater
qiú lì yǔn shíchondrite (type of meteorite)
yǔn mìngto die
verbyǔn shǒuto offer one's life in sacrifice
yǔn kēngmeteorite crater
9
Total compounds
89
As first character
0
As last character
11
As middle character

appears in 9 compound words: 89 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

kēng
0.84427,196 co-occurrences
shí
0.55913,110 co-occurrences
gāi
0.5287,932 co-occurrences
wèi
0.4812,338 co-occurrences
0.4542,206 co-occurrences
0.4511,390 co-occurrences
0.443798 co-occurrences
shí
0.416138 co-occurrences
zhuàng
0.378354 co-occurrences
xīn
0.3752,376 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字由9笔画组成,结构很巧妙。

yǔn zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "陨" consists of nine strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.

少数派Aug 2026

萨菲罗斯召唤石降临,星球面临毁灭危机,巨大的星球守护者兵器随之觉醒。

sà Fēi luó sī zhào huàn yǔn shí jiàng lín , xīng qiú miàn lín huǐ miè wēi jī , jù dà de xīng qiú shǒu hù zhě bīng qì suí zhī jué xǐng .

Sephiroth summoned a meteor to strike the planet, putting it in danger of destruction, and a massive planetary guardian weapon awoke in response.

奇客SolidotAug 2026

中国准备发射嫦娥七号,它将尝试首次直接在月球南极着陆,搜寻阴影区的石坑去寻找水冰。

zhōng guó zhǔn bèi fā shè cháng é qī hào , tā jiāng cháng shì shǒu cì zhí jiē zài yuè qiú nán jí zhe lù , sōu xún yīn yǐng qū de yǔn shí kēng qù xún zhǎo shuǐ bīng .

China is preparing to launch Chang'e-7, which will attempt the first-ever direct landing at the lunar south pole to search for water ice in craters located in the shadowed regions.

爱范儿Aug 2026

进入车内,G9L 提供撒哈拉橙、波尔多红、拂晓白和石黑四套内饰。

jìn rù chē nèi , G 9 L tí gōng sā hā lā chéng , bō ěr duō hóng , 拂 xiǎo bái hé yǔn shí hēi sì tào nèi shì .

Inside the cabin, the G9L offers four interior color schemes: Sahara Orange, Bordeaux Red, Dawn White, and Meteorite Black.

中国新闻网·文化May 2026

三星堆首次发现铁器

sān xīng duī shǒu cì fā xiàn yǔn tiě qì

Meteorite Artifacts Discovered for the First Time at Sanxingdui

Hk01.comMar 2026

伊朗袭以色列南部包括一核重镇 导弹如石半空急坠撞建筑|有片

yī lǎng xí yǐ sè liè nán bù bāo kuò yī hé chóng zhèn dǎo dàn rú yǔn shí bàn kōng jí zhuì zhuàng jiàn zhù yǒu piàn

Iran Strikes Southern Israel, Including a Key Nuclear Site; Missiles Plunge Like Meteorites, Smashing Into Buildings | Video

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced yǔn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 陨 (yǔn) mean in Chinese?
陨 (yǔn) primarily means "(bound form) to fall from the sky." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2870 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 陨 and 起?
陨 (yǔn) and 起 (qǐ) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 陨 (fall) vs 起 (rise).
How many strokes does 陨 have?
陨 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 陨?
The radical associated with 陨 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are the components of 陨?
陨 is composed of: 阝 (semantic), 员 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰阝员 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 陨?
Common words with 陨 include: 陨石 (yǔn shí, "meteorite"); 陨落 (yǔn luò, "to fall down"); 陨星 (yǔn xīng, "meteorite"); 陨石雨 (yǔn shí yǔ, "meteorite shower"); 陨石坑 (yǔn shí kēng, "meteorite impact crater"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 陨 (yǔn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yǔn: 运 (to transport, luck), 云 ((classical) to say), 允 (just), 孕 (pregnant), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 陨 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 陨 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.