淀

diàn

to form sediment; to precipitate

water (氵) + settled (定) = sediment forming

定 lends the sound diàn; the water radical carries the meaning — water that has stilled and settled out its solids.

氵+定→淀
定FixedPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

水里的泥土会慢慢沉淀到底部。

shuǐ lǐ de ní tǔ huì màn màn chén diàn dào dǐ bù。

The mud in the water will slowly settle to the bottom.

把水静置一会儿,杂质就会沉淀下来。

bǎ shuǐ jìng zhì yī huì er,zá zhì jiù huì chén diàn xià lái。

Let the water sit still for a while and the impurities will precipitate out.

Words with 淀

沉淀

chén diàn

variant of 沉澱|沉淀[chen2 dian4]

淀粉酶

diàn fěn méi

amylase

动物淀粉

dòng wù diàn fěn

glycogen

木薯淀粉

mù shǔ diàn fěn

tapioca

沉淀物

chén diàn wù

precipitate; sediment

海淀

hǎi diàn

see 海淀區|海淀区[Hai3 dian4 Qu1]

海淀图书城

hǎi diàn tú shū chéng

Haidian Book City, Beijing bookstore

海淀区

hǎi diàn qū

Haidian, a district of Beijing

淀山湖

diàn shān hú

Dianshan Lake in Shanghai

淀积

diàn jī

(geology) to illuviate

淀积物

diàn jī wù

(geology) illuvial material

淀粉

diàn fěn

starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n

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