chéngdèng

purify water by allowing sediment to settle

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

登 sound component

  Sound component

dēng

  

rise

Evolution

澄 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
澄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chéng

purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure; clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify

 

Chéng

surname Cheng

 

dèng

(of liquid) to settle; to become clear

() 

chéng

variant of [chéng]

Most common words with 澄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

澄清

limpid

clear

澄海

Sea of serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon)

澄澈

limpid

澄海区

Chenghai district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong