澄
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clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
transparent · Heisig RSH #2695
水 water + stepladder
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 澄
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 澄海区 | Chenghai, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 澄城县 | Chengcheng, a county in Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 澄江市 | Chengjiang, a county-level city in Yuxi City 玉溪市[Yu4 xi1 Shi4], Yunnan | |
| 澄海 | Sea of Serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon) | |
| 澄海 | see 澄海區|澄海区[Cheng2 hai3 Qu1] | |
| 澄面 | wheat starch | |
| 杨澄中 | Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist | |
| 澄城 | see 澄城縣|澄城县[Cheng2 cheng2 Xian4] | |
| 澄江 | see 澄江市[Cheng2 jiang1 Shi4] | |
| 清澄 | limpid | |
| 澄清 | clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts) | |
| 澄清 | to settle (of liquid); to become clear (by precipitation of impurities); precipitate (chem… | |
| 澄粉 | wheat starch | |
| 澄迈县 | Chengmai County, Hainan | |
| 黄澄澄 | glistening yellow; golden | |
| 澄渊 | clear, deep water | |
| 澄迈 | Chengmai County, Hainan | |
| 澄彻 | variant of 澄澈[cheng2 che4] | |
| 揽辔澄清 | to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (… | |
| 澄澈 | limpid; crystal clear |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 登 — compare how they read.