HSK 7–9

(chéng): purify water by allowing sediment to settle, clear, pure

chéng

purify water by allowing sediment to settle, clear, pure

Pinyin

chéng

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

purify water by allowing sediment to settle, clear, pure

How to Write (chéng)

is written in 15 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, and 登 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

water
to rise, to mount, to board, to climb

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Words Using

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澄清

chéngqīng

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