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澄
chéng
1. clear
2. limpid
3. to clarify
4. to purify
Common • Top 20% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

澄
chéng
clear, limpid, pure
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (15)

清澄
qīngchéng
limpid
澄城
Chéngchéng
Chengcheng County in Weinan [[渭南<Wèinán>]], Shaanxi
澄彻
chéngchè
variant of [[澄澈<chéngchè>]]
澄江
Chéngjiāng
Chengjiang county in Yuxi [[玉溪<Yùxī>]], east Yunnan, famous as lower Cambrian fossil site
澄海
Chénghǎi
Sea of serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon)
澄渊
chéngyuān
clear, deep water
澄清
chéngqīng
clear (of liquid)
HSK 6
澄澈
chéngchè
limpid
澄迈
Chéngmài
Chengmai County, Hainan
杨澄中
YángChéngzhōng
Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist
澄城县
ChéngchéngXiàn
Chengcheng County in Weinan [[渭南<Wèinán>]], Shaanxi
澄江县
Chéngjiāngxiàn
Chengjiang county in Yuxi [[玉溪<Yùxī>]], Yunnan
澄海区
Chénghǎiqū
Chenghai district of Shantou city [[汕头市]], Guangdong
澄迈县
Chéngmàixiàn
Chengmai County, Hainan
揽辔澄清
lǎnpèichéngqīng
to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)

Alternate Entries

澄
chéng
variant of [[澄<chéng>]]
澄
Chéng
surname Cheng
澄
dèng
(of liquid) to settle / to become clear

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,755
Word Frequency Rank
17,000 of 84,292