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
淀粉
diànfěn
starch
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 土豆中的淀粉含量较高，冷却后还会产生一定比例的抗性成分。 Tǔdòu zhōng de diànfěn hánliàng jiào gāo, lěngquè hòu hái huì chǎnshēng yídìng bǐlì de kàngxìng chéngfèn. Potatoes have a relatively high starch content, and after cooling they also produce a certain proportion of resistant components.
- 土豆和玉米都含有很多淀粉。 Tǔdòu hé yùmǐ dōu hányǒu hěn duō diànfěn. Both potatoes and corn contain a lot of starch.
- 妈妈在汤里加了一点淀粉，让汤变得浓一些。 Māma zài tāng lǐ jiā le yìdiǎn diànfěn, ràng tāng biàn de nóng yìxiē. Mom added a little starch to the soup to thicken it.
Related words
- 沉淀 chéndiàn to settle; sedimentation; to accumulate
- 积淀 jīdiàn to accumulate and settle; accumulation; cultural sediment
- 粉 fěn powder; pink
- 面粉 miànfěn flour
- 奶粉 nǎifěn milk powder
- 粉末 fěnmò powder
- 粉丝 fěnsī fan; admirer
- 粉丝 fěnsī follower (on social media)
- 粉碎 fěnsuì to crush; to shatter
- 掺 chān to mix in; to adulterate
- 丁 dīng adult male; household member; population category
- 炊烟 chuīyān smoke from kitchen chimneys; cooking smoke