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澄

Traditional: 澂

chéng

chéng · cing4 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 澄[cheng2]
  2. clear
  3. limpid
  4. to clarify
  5. to purify
  6. surname Cheng

dèng · cing4 (Jyutping)

  1. (of liquid) to settle
  2. to become clear

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Character breakdown

澄

Meaning
purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure
Radical
氵
Strokes
15
Components
⿰氵登
Cangjie
ENOT
Four-corner
3211.8

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