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Keyword
sediment
  • marsh
  • swamp
  • to precipitate
Frequency
#2503
Strokes
11
Readings
diàn
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 定 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
沉淀chéndiàn
(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation)
海淀区HǎidiànQū
Haidian, a district of Beijing
淀粉diànfěn
starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n
积淀jīdiàn
deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom
淀diàn
(bound form) shallow lake (usu. in place names); to form sediment; to precipitate
白洋淀BáiyángDiàn
Baiyang Lake in Hebei
沉淀物chéndiànwù
precipitate; sediment
淀山湖DiànshānHú
Dianshan Lake in Shanghai
淀积diànjī
(geology) to illuviate