陨

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(bound form) to fall from the sky; variant of 殞|殒[yun3]

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

阝 meaning “place” + 员 sound ( yuán )

Components 阝员

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
球粒陨石	qiú lì yǔn shí	chondrite (type of meteorite)
陨石雨	yǔn shí yǔ	meteorite shower
陨石坑	yǔn shí kēng	meteorite impact crater
陨石	yǔn shí	meteorite; aerolite; CL:塊\|块[kuai4],顆\|颗[ke1]
陨星	yǔn xīng	meteorite; falling star
陨命	yǔn mìng	variant of 殞命\|殒命[yun3 ming4]; to die; to perish
陨落	yǔn luò	to fall down; to decay; to fall from the sky; to die
陨首	yǔn shǒu	to offer one's life in sacrifice
陨坑	yǔn kēng	meteorite crater

Characters sharing the sound component 员 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
员 sound part	yuán	employee; member; personnel, staff
圆	yuán	circle; circular, round; complete
损	sǔn	to damage, to harm
勋	xūn	deeds, feats; merit; rank
殒	yǔn	to die, to fall, to perish, to vanish
郧	yún	a county in Hubei province
筼	yún	tall bamboo
埙	xūn	ocarina