澄
dèngchéngChéng HSK7

purify water by allowing sediment to settle

澄 dèng frequency
clear verb
to become clear as a result of the sedimentation process

水缸里的混水澄了几个小时，现在已经变清了。

shuǐ​gāng lǐ de hún​shuǐ dèng le jǐ gè xiǎo​shí, xiàn​zài yǐ​jīng biàn qīng le.

The muddy water in the jar has been left to settle for several hours and has now become clear.

settle verb
to allow sediment or impurities in a liquid to sink to the bottom

这缸水太浑了，得澄一会儿才能用。

zhè gāng shuǐ tài hún le, děi dèng yī​huì​r cái néng yòng.

This jar of water is too cloudy; it needs to settle for a while before it can be used.

澄 chéng
clear adjective
clear and transparent, especially in reference to water or liquids

月光洒在澄净的湖面上，银光闪闪。

yuè​guāng sǎ zài chéng jìng de hú​miàn shàng, yín​guāng shǎn​shǎn.

Moonlight spilled over the clear lake surface, shimmering with silver light.

clarify verb
to clarify or purify a liquid; to make a situation or facts clear

在这种关键时刻，必须澄心静虑才能做出正确的选择。

zài zhè zhǒng guān​jiàn shí​kè, bì​xū chéng​xīn jìng​lǜ cái néng zuò​chū zhèng​què de xuǎn​zé.

At such a critical moment, one must clear the mind and think calmly to make the right choice.

澄 Chéng
Cheng proper name
surname Cheng

澄先生是我的邻居。

Chéng xiān​sheng shì wǒ de lín​jū.

Mr. Cheng is my neighbor.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,756th most common 13.7 per million
Movie subtitles
2,769th most common 5.19 per million appears in 3% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.180 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.70 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
15
Unicode
U+6F84

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)