陷入 (xiàn rù)
to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
Character breakdown
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陷 (xiàn) · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 臽 represents the sound.
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入 (rù) · 2 strokes
Arrow pointing forward, representing the idea "enter".