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淀
diàn
1. shallow water
Common • Top 19% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

淀
diàn
marsh, swamp; sediment; to precipitate
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (14)

沉淀
chéndiàn
to settle
HSK 6
海淀
Hǎidiàn
Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University [[清華大學|清华大学<Qīnghuádàxué>]] and Zhongguancun [[中關村|中关村<Zhōngguāncūn>]]
淀积
diànjī
deposit
淀粉
diànfěn
starch
积淀
jīdiàn
deposits accumulated over long periods
沉淀物
chéndiànwù
precipitate
海淀区
Hǎidiànqū
Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University [[清華大學|清华大学<Qīnghuádàxué>]] and Zhongguancun [[中關村|中关村<Zhōngguāncūn>]]
淀山湖
DiànshānHú
Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province
淀积物
diànjīwù
deposit
淀粉脢
diànfěnméi
amylase
白洋淀
Báiyángdiàn
Lake Baiyangdian
木薯淀粉
mùshǔdiànfěn
tapioca
玉米淀粉
yùmǐdiànfěn
corn starch
海淀图书城
HǎidiànTúshūchéng
Haidian Book City, Beijing book store

Alternate Entries

淀
diàn
sediment / precipitate

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,158
Word Frequency Rank
15,941 of 84,292

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