尘

chén

dust

dirt; earth

small (小) + earth (土) = dust

Dust is earth (土) broken down into its smallest (小) particles. The character captures this directly: tiny bits of ground floating in the air.

小+土→尘
土EarthSemantic
小SmallSemantic

桌子上有很多灰尘,需要擦一擦。

zhuō zi shàng yǒu hěn duō huī chén,xū yào cā yī cā。

There is a lot of dust on the table; it needs to be wiped.

风一吹,路上的尘土就飞了起来。

fēng yī chuī,lù shàng de chén tǔ jiù fēi le qǐ lái。

When the wind blew, the dust on the road flew up into the air.

Words with 尘

凡尘

fán chén

mundane world (in religious context)

尘嚣

chén xiāo

hubbub

微尘

wēi chén

dust

望尘莫及

wàng chén mò jí

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)

尘埃落定

chén āi luò dìng

lit. the dust has settled (idiom)

逸尘

yì chén

outstanding

逸尘断鞅

yì chén duàn yāng

lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness

降尘

jiàng chén

dust fall

除尘

chú chén

to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)

除尘机

chú chén jī

dusting machine

风尘仆仆

fēng chén pú pú

lit. covered in dust (idiom)

风尘

fēng chén

windblown dust

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