陷
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
xiàn xian4
- pitfall
- trap
- to get stuck
- to sink
- to cave in
- to frame (false charge)
- to capture (a city in battle)
- to fall (to the enemy)
- defect
Example sentences
- Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
- Don't grow up. It's a trap!