dèng

common
verb

Meaning of

澄 means to let sediment settle in liquid; to pour off liquid while keeping sediment. Pronounced dèng.

  • to let sediment settle in liquid
  • to pour off liquid while keeping sediment

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

hún
shuǐ
fàng
zài
pén
dèng
huǐr
jiù
 
néng
dào
gān
jìng
de
shuǐ
 
 

Put the muddy water in a basin to let sediment settle for a while, and you will get clean water.

Áo
zhōu
de
shí
hou
yào
shí
jiǎo
bàn
 
miǎn
chén
dèng
kāi
 

Stir the porridge from time to time while cooking, to avoid rice grains settling and not dispersing evenly.

Zhōng
yào
áo
hǎo
hòu
yào
dèng
xià
zài
 
miǎn
yào
zhā
qiāng
dào
hóu
lóng
 

After boiling the traditional Chinese medicine, let it settle a bit before drinking to avoid choking on the dregs.

Zhè
bēi
guǒ
zhī
fàng
jiǔ
le
dèng
le
 
shàng
miàn
de
qīng
zhī
xià
miàn
de
guǒ
zhā
fēn
kāi
le
 

This glass of juice has been left for too long and sediment has settled; the clear liquid on top and fruit dregs at the bottom have separated.

xiān
zhè
wǎn
tāng
dèng
xià
 
děng
huǐr
zài
duān
shàng
zhuō
 
 

Let this bowl of soup settle for a bit before bringing it to the table.