澄 (cing4 dang6 | cheng2 deng4) : clear; clear up; clarify

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澄

cing4 dang6

cheng2 deng4

[粵] cing4 [國] cheng2
[1] [adj] (of water) clear; transparent
[2] [v] clear up; clarify; purify

[粵] dang6 [國] deng4
[1] [v] (of liquid) settle; become clear
[2] [v] pour out the liquid; strain

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

澄

This word has been viewed 5230 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2014 10:14

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澄清 cing4 cing1; dang6 cing1 cheng2 qing1; deng4 cing1 = to clarify, to settle

澄江 cing4 gong1 cheng2 jiang1 = Chengjiang (place in Yunnan)

澄邁 cing4 maai6 cheng2 mai4 = Chengmai (place in Hainan)

澄城 cing4 sing4 cheng2 cheng2 = Chengcheng (place in Shaanxi)

楊澄甫 joeng4 cing4 fu2 yang2 cheng2 fu3 = Yang cheng fu, Yang chengfu

庾澄慶 jyu4 cing4 hing3 yu3 cheng2 qing4 = Harlem Yu

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Decimal representation of this word: 澄
Unicode code for this character: U+6f84 (off-site link)

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