淹 jim¹ {yān}

1. to flood
2. to submerge
3. to drown
4. to irritate the skin (of liquids)
5. to delay

淹尖 jim¹ zim¹ {yān jiān}

(adjective) picky; fastidious

淹博 jim¹ bok³ {yān bó}

1. widely read
2. erudite

淹蓋〔-盖〕 jim¹ goi³ {yān gài}

1. to submerge
2. to flood
3. to drown out

淹灌 jim¹ gun³ {yān guàn}

basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)

淹留 jim¹ lau⁴ {yān liú}

to stay for a long period

淹滅〔-灭〕 jim¹ mit⁶ {yān miè}

1. to submerge
2. to flood
3. to bury

淹沒〔-没〕 jim¹ mut⁶ {yān mò}

1. to submerge
2. to drown
3. to flood
4. to drown out (also fig.)

淹死 jim¹ sei² {yān sǐ}

to drown

淹水 jim¹ seoi² {yān shuǐ}

to be flooded