chéng

variant of 澄[cheng2]

surname Cheng; clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify

water (氵) + sound chéng (登) = clear, limpid water

登 lends the sound chéng; the water radical carries the meaning, evoking water that has settled into clarity.

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湖水清,能看到水底的石头。

hú shuǐ chéng qīng,néng kàn dào shuǐ dǐ de shí tou。

The lake water is clear and limpid; you can see the stones at the bottom.

这瓶水经过处理后变得清透明。

zhè píng shuǐ jīng guò chǔ lǐ hòu biàn de chéng qīng tòu míng。

After treatment, the water in this bottle became clear and transparent.

Words with 澄

黄澄澄

huáng dēng dēng

glistening yellow; golden

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 (idiom)

杨澄中

yáng chéng zhōng

Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist

清澄

qīng chéng

limpid

澄城

chéng chéng

Chengcheng County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi

澄城县

chéng chéng xiàn

Chengcheng County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi

澄彻

chéng chè

variant of 澄澈[cheng2 che4]

澄海

chéng hǎi

see 澄海區|澄海区[Cheng2 hai3 Qu1]

澄海区

chéng hǎi qū

Chenghai, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong

澄渊

chéng yuān

clear, deep water

澄清

chéng qīng

clear (of liquid)

澄清

dèng qīng

to settle (of liquid)

More characters with 氵