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chéng
  1. 1.variant of 澄[chéng]
dèng
  1. 1.(of liquid) to settle
  2. 2.to become clear
chéng
  1. 1.clear
  2. 2.limpid
  3. 3.to clarify
  4. 4.to purify
Chéng
  1. 1.surname Cheng

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.clear, limpid
  2. 2.to make (something) become clear, to make (solid impurities) precipitate, to settle
  3. 3.to clarify, to purify
  4. 4.a surname
  5. 5.(Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 澄 (MC draeng)
  6. 6.to settle (a liquid), to make (the impurities in a liquid) precipitate, to precipitate out
  7. 7.to strain (a liquid), to pour liquid out and leave the solid content behind

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *dɯːŋs, *dɯŋ, *rdɯŋ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 登 (OC *tɯːŋ) – clear water.

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