• 1716th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chén (chen2)dust • dirt • earth

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

尘世 (塵世)
尘埃 (塵埃)
灰尘 (灰塵)
红尘 (紅塵)

Uncommon

一尘不染 (一塵不染)
凡尘 (凡塵)
前尘 (前塵)
吸尘器 (吸塵器)
尘土 (塵土)
尘封 (塵封)
后尘 (後塵)
望尘莫及 (望塵莫及)
烟尘 (煙塵)
粉尘 (粉塵)
除尘 (除塵)
风尘 (風塵)
风尘仆仆 (風塵僕僕)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.