澄 is also the simplified spelling of 澂.
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澄
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- 澄
- chéng · purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure
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Mandarin tones
2 · cheng2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cing4 · dang6
Cantonese word readings for 澄. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- clear, limpid
- to make (something) become clear, to make (solid impurities) precipitate, to settle
- to clarify, to purify
- a surname
- (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 澄 (MC draeng)
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- (colloquial) to settle (a liquid), to make (the impurities in a liquid) precipitate, to precipitate out
- (colloquial) to strain (a liquid), to pour liquid out and leave the solid content behind
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