陷

xiàn

“Pitfall” in Chinese is 陷 (xiàn).

Other characters with the syllable xian: see all 22 →

Meaning

pitfall
trap
to get stuck

Show 6 more meanings

to sink
to cave in
to frame (false charge)
to capture (a city in battle)
to fall (to the enemy)
defect

Example

这个程序缺陷满多。

This process has a lot of inconveniences.

From 缺陷 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

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Words containing 陷

缺陷quēxiàndefect; flawHSK 6 陷入xiànrùto sink intoHSK 6 陷阱xiànjǐngpitfallHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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