Keyword
dust
- cinders
- ashes
- dirt
- Frequency
- #1966
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
chén
Mnemonic
Small 小 flakes of earth 土
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
灰尘
dust
尘
dust; dirt; earth
尘埃
dust
尘土
dust
吸尘器
vacuum cleaner
沙尘暴
sand and dust storm
沙尘
airborne sand and dust
红尘
the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs
粉尘
fine dust (esp. in environmental and industrial contexts)
烟尘
smoke and dust; air pollution
尘世
(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
后尘
lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life
风尘
windblown dust; hardships of travel; vicissitudes of life; prostitution
尘埃落定
"Red Poppies", novel by 阿来 (Ālái)
尘封
covered in dust; dusty; lying unused for a long time
一尘不染
(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible
望尘莫及
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior
甚嚣尘上
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor; to raise a tremendous stink
尘嚣
hubbub; hustle and bustle
浮尘
dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface); large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm
凡尘
mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil
尘肺
pneumoconiosis