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尘
塵
chén
1. dust
2. dirt
3. earth
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

尘
chén
cinders, ashes, dust, dirt
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

凡尘
fánchén
mundane world (in religious context)
前尘
qiánchén
the past
尘世
chénshì
this mortal life
尘嚣
chénxiāo
hubbub
尘土
chéntǔ
dust
尘埃
chénāi
dust
尘封
chénfēng
covered in dust
尘暴
chénbào
dust devil
尘螨
chénmǎn
dust mite
尘云
chényún
dust cloud
尘雾
chénwù
cloud of dust
征尘
zhēngchén
the dust of a long journey
后尘
hòuchén
lit. trailing dust
微尘
wēichén
dust
拂尘
fúchén
horsetail whisk
沙尘
shāchén
sand
涤尘
díchén
to wash off dust
灰尘
huīchén
dust
HSK 5
烟尘
yānchén
smoke and dust
粉尘
fěnchén
dust

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,717
Word Frequency Rank
2,955 of 84,292

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