diàn

shallow water

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

殿 sound component

殿  Sound component

diàn

  

hall

Evolution

澱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
澱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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diàn

sediment, dregs, precipitate; sediment; precipitate

Most common words with 澱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

淀粉

starch

沉淀

to settle

海淀区

Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qīng​huá​dà​xué] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhōng​guān​cūn]

积淀

deposits accumulated over long periods

沉淀物

precipitate