澄
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chéng / dèng · clear, limpid, pure

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Readings & meanings

澄 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

chéng

clear; limpid; to clarify

澄清chéng qīng · clear
dèng

(of liquid) to settle; to become clear

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Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 澄

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Example sentences

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Ràng wǒ men lái chéng qīng yí xià zhège wèn tí.让我们来澄清一下这个问题。

Let's clear up this problem.

Source: Tatoeba #332536 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men xiàng chéng qīng zhège wèn tí我们像澄清这个问题

We want to clear up this problem.

Source: Tatoeba #5973398 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ wèn tí chéng qīng yí xià.把问题澄清一下。

Let's clear up this problem.

Source: Tatoeba #333401 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gǎn xiè chéng qīng.感谢澄清。

Thank you for the clarification.

Source: Tatoeba #9956339 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 澄 in context

  1. Say chéng / dèng, then recall the core meaning: clear, limpid, pure.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 澄清 (chéng qīng), meaning “clear”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 澄 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.