Chinese Word: 淀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

淀 (Trad.: 澱)HSK 6

Pinyin: diàn

English Definition: sediment; precipitate; shallow water

Chinese Definition:
①浅的湖泊：白洋淀。荷花淀。
②液体里沉下的东西，亦指难溶解的物质下沉到溶液底层：沉淀。积淀。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:定 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 定 [ dìng ] to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

Similar Characters: 流

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沉淀HSK 6	chén diàn	to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)
积淀	jī diàn	deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom
淀粉	diàn fěn	starch; amylum C6H10O5
淀山湖	diàn shān hú	Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province
海淀	hǎi diàn	Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清华大学

1		jǐ 几 fēn zhōng 分钟 zhī hòu 之后， diàn fěn 淀粉 kāi shǐ 开始 chén diàn 沉淀。 After a few minutes,the amylum began to subside.
2		yǒu xiē 有些 dào lǐ 道理 shì 是 xū yào 需要 shí jiān 时间 chén diàn 沉淀 cái néng 才能 míng bai 明白 de 的， bù néng 不能 jí yú qiú chéng 急于求成。 Some principles require time and reflection in order to be understood, and one should not rush to understand them.
3		jīng lì 经历 le 了 suì yuè 岁月 de 的 chén diàn 沉淀， zhè 这 zuò 座 bó wù guǎn 博物馆 suǒ 所 zhǎn shì 展示 de 的 wén wù 文物 lìng rén 令人 jīng tàn 惊叹。 After years of accumulation, the artifacts displayed in this museum are impressive in their historical significance.