How to write 陨

陨 (yǔn) 1. 坠落 (Fall) - 例如: 陨落 (fall), 陨灭 (extinguish), 陨星 (falling star), 陨石 (meteorite), 陨铁 (fallen iron). 2. 毁坏 (Destroy) 3. 古同“殒”，死亡 (Death) 本义: 从高处掉下，坠落 (Original meaning: to fall down from a high place) 造字法: 形声。从阜( fù)，员声。“阜”指土山，与“高下”义有关。 (Character formation: phonetic; from 阜 (fù), the sound relates to height and descent.) 同本义 ([En.] fall from the sky or outer space) 引: 1. 《说文》：陨，从高下也。 (From Shuowen: "yǔn means to fall from a height.") 2. 《尔雅》：陨，坠也。 (From Erya: "yǔn means to fall.") 3. 《玉篇》：陨，落也，堕也。 (From Yupian: "yǔn means to drop, to fall.") 4. 《韩非子·内储说上》：冬十二月陨霜不杀菽。 (From Han Feizi: "In December, frost descends but does not kill the beans.") 5. 《诗·卫风·氓》：其黄而陨。(From Shi: "The yellow falls.") 6. 《诗·小雅·小弁》：涕既陨之。 (From Shi: "Tears have already fallen.") 7. 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》：并、汾乔木，望秋先陨。 (Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo: "As I look at the willow trees in autumn, they are the first to fall.") 8. 明·刘基《诚意伯刘文成公文集》：启陨箨。 (Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji: "To open the fallen leaf.") 例: 又如: 陨坠 (fall), 陨泗 (tears flow), 陨涕 (shed tears), 陨集 (fall and gather). 丧失, 失去 ([En.] lose) 引: 1. 《左传·成公十三年》：天诱其衷，成王陨命，穆公是以不克逞志于我。 (From Zuo Zhuan: "Heaven seduced his heart and King Cheng lost his life, thus Mu Gong could not fulfill his ambition with me.") 2. 《左传·成公二年》：陨子辱矣。 (From Zuo Zhuan: "The son faced disgrace.") 3. 《晏子春秋·内篇问上》：而陨失其国者。 (From Yanzi Chunqiu: "Whoever loses his state.") 例: 又如: 陨获 (lost in pursuit), 陨命 (loss of life), 陨失 (loss), 陨职 (dereliction of duty). 死 ([En.] die) 引: 1. 《左传·襄公三十一年》：巢陨诸樊。 (From Zuo Zhuan: "Nest fell at Zhu Fan.") 2. 《韩非子·说疑》：则陨身灭国矣。 (From Han Feizi: "Then he dies and his country is extinguished.") 3. 《三国志·诸葛亮传》：如何不吊，事临垂克，遘疾陨丧! (From Sanguozhi: "How can we not mourn, when success is so close, yet illness results in death!") 例: 又如: 陨殁 (death), 陨丧 (death), 陨谢 (euphemism for death), 陨隧 (euphemism for death), 陨国 (die for one's country), 陨世 (pass away). 毁坏 ([En.] destroy) 引: 1. 《史通》：世济其美，不陨其名。 (From Shitong: "The world enhances its beauty, without destroying its name.") 例: 又如: 陨圮 (collapse), 陨绝 (extinguish), 陨覆 (overthrow).