懂中文 Dong Chinese

尘

chén

dust

Small 小 flakes of earth 土

Components
小 meaning component

小  Meaning component

xiǎo

  

small

土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

Evolution

尘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
尘 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
尘 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
尘 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

尘 (塵) 

chén

dust, dirt, ashes, cinders; dust; dirt; earth

Most common words with 尘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

尘

dust

灰尘

dust

尘土

dust

吸尘器

vacuum cleaner

沙尘

airborne sand and dust