澄

clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify

15 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,303 U+6F84

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 登 (phonetic, dēng)

components: 氵登

transparent · Heisig RSH #2695

水 water + stepladder

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 登

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 登 (dēng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
登 sound component	dēng	to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
橙	chéng	orange
邓	dèng	surname
凳	dèng	bench; stool
瞪	dèng	to stare at
蹬	dēng	to step on; to wear; to face bad luck
噔	dēng	for (a recipient of pity or sympathy); surname
镫	dèng	lamp; a kind of cooking vessel
簦	dēng	bamboo or straw hat; street-vendor's umbrella

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
澄海区	Chéng hǎi Qū	Chenghai, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市\|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong
澄城县	Chéng chéng Xiàn	Chengcheng, a county in Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
澄江市	Chéng jiāng Shì	Chengjiang, a county-level city in Yuxi City 玉溪市[Yu4 xi1 Shi4], Yunnan
澄海	Chéng Hǎi	Sea of Serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon)
澄海	Chéng hǎi	see 澄海區\|澄海区[Cheng2 hai3 Qu1]
澄面	chéng miàn	wheat starch
杨澄中	Yáng Chéng zhōng	Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist
澄城	Chéng chéng	see 澄城縣\|澄城县[Cheng2 cheng2 Xian4]
澄江	Chéng jiāng	see 澄江市[Cheng2 jiang1 Shi4]
清澄	qīng chéng	limpid
澄清	chéng qīng	clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts)
澄清	dèng qīng	to settle (of liquid); to become clear (by precipitation of impurities); precipitate (chem…
澄粉	chéng fěn	wheat starch
澄迈县	Chéng mài xiàn	Chengmai County, Hainan
黄澄澄	huáng dēng dēng	glistening yellow; golden
澄渊	chéng yuān	clear, deep water
澄迈	Chéng mài	Chengmai County, Hainan
澄彻	chéng chè	variant of 澄澈[cheng2 che4]
揽辔澄清	lǎn pèi chéng qīng	to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (…
澄澈	chéng chè	limpid; crystal clear