沉 chén
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 冗 excessive
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
沉淀
chéndiàn
to settle; sedimentation; to accumulate
Characters in this word
淀 diàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 定 to decide, to fix, to settle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长期的基层调研让他的判断逐渐沉淀下来，不再受短期舆论左右。 Chángqī de jīcéng diàoyán ràng tā de pànduàn zhújiàn chéndiàn xiàlai, bú zài shòu duǎnqī yúlùn zuǒyòu. Long-term grassroots research allowed his judgement to settle gradually, no longer swayed by short-term public opinion.
- 把浑浊的水放一晚上，泥沙就会沉淀到杯底。 Bǎ húnzhuó de shuǐ fàng yì wǎnshang, níshā jiù huì chéndiàn dào bēi dǐ. Leave the muddy water overnight and the silt will settle to the bottom of the glass.
- 多年的读书和旅行，让她沉淀出了一份从容。 Duō nián de dúshū hé lǚxíng, ràng tā chéndiàn chū le yí fèn cóngróng. Years of reading and travel have given her a settled, unhurried calm.
Related words
- 沉 chén to sink
- 沉默 chénmò silent
- 沉重 chénzhòng heavy
- 沉甸甸 chéndiàndiàn heavy; weighty
- 沉浸 chénjìn to immerse; to be absorbed in
- 沉闷 chénmèn oppressive; dull; stuffy
- 沉迷 chénmí to be obsessed with; addicted to
- 沉睡 chénshuì to sleep deeply; to lie dormant
- 沉思 chénsī to ponder; to meditate
- 沉稳 chénwěn calm and steady
- 沉着 chénzhuó calm; composed
- 深沉 shēnchén deep; profound; reserved