1. 澄

澄

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  1. 澄 is the 2750th most frequent character.
  2. 澄 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 澄 appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. 澄 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
澄 => 氵, 登
Radical :
澄 => 氵 (water), 癶 (footsteps), 豆 (bean)
Graphical :
澄 => ⺀, ㇀, 癶, 一, 口, 丷, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Cheng2 - surname Cheng
  2. cheng2 - clear/limpid/to clarify/to purify
  3. deng4 - (of liquid) to settle/to become clear

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 澄 (cheng2): The component 登 is pronounced as 'deng1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 澄 (deng4): The component 登 is pronounced as 'deng1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 澄 (deng4): The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dou4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

澄清 

Medium Frequency

澄海 
澄迈县 (澄邁縣)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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