沉淀
chén​diàn HSK7

settle

沉 chén, chēn sink

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 冘 represents the sound. Variant of 沈.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

冘
冘 Sound component
yín, yóu to move on

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl'um
Unicodedjhim

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

淀 diàn shallow water Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 定 represents the sound. Simplified form of 澱.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

定
定 Sound component
dìng settle

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdeːns

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

澱 diàn shallow water Traditional

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

殿
殿 Sound component
diàn hall

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdɯːns

說文解字

滓滋也。从水殿聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)