yān

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Source form: 湮
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) to sink into oblivion / (literary) to silt up / Taiwan pr. [yīn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-877b4e1c3b2a88af. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

湮 湮 [yan1] /(literary) to sink into oblivion/(literary) to silt up/Taiwan pr. [yin1]/

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yīn

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Source form: 湮
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 洇[yīn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-83c51c0ebdfbbc25. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

湮 湮 [yin1] /variant of 洇[yin1]/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

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