diàn
shallow water
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 定 represents the sound. Simplified form of 澱.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 淀
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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starch | ||
to settle | ||
Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qīnghuádàxué] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhōngguāncūn] | ||
deposits accumulated over long periods | ||
precipitate |