diàn

common

Meaning of

淀 means to precipitate; to settle out; starch. Pronounced diàn.

  • to precipitate; to settle out
  • starch
  • shallow lake (used in place names)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shuǐ
jìng
zhì
duàn
shí
jiān
hòu
huì
diàn
chū
shā
 

Muddy water will precipitate silt after standing for a while.

hùn
jìng
zhì
ràng
zhì
diàn
xià
 

Let the mixture stand to let impurities settle out.

Jīng
guò
de
chén
diàn
 
wǎn
de
tāng
jīng
diàn
chū
le
céng
yóu
zhī
 

After standing all night, a layer of oil has precipitated at the bottom of the soup bowl.

xīn
de
qíng
màn
màn
diàn
xià
lái
 
biàn
de
píng
jìng
 

His pent-up emotions slowly settled down and he became calm.

Zhè
zhǒng
huà
xué
fǎn
yìng
huì
ràng
róng
zhōng
de
róng
zhì
diàn
chū
lái
 

This chemical reaction will cause the solute in the solution to precipitate out.