What does 淀 mean in Chinese?

淀 (diàn) means "shallow water" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 淀?

淀 is pronounced "diàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 淀?

淀 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 淀?

Common words with 淀 include 沉淀 (to settle), 海淀 (Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]), 淀积 (deposit), 淀粉 (starch), 积淀 (deposits accumulated over long periods).

How do you write 淀?

You can practice writing 淀 using our stroke order tool.

淀 (diàn), shallow water

淀

diàn

shallow water

Character Breakdown

Radical: 水 (no. 85)

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Definitions

shallow water

Example Sentences

白洋淀是华北的明珠。

Báiyángdiàn shì huáběi de míngzhū

Baiyangdian is the pearl of North China

Words Containing 淀

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
沉淀	chén diàn	to settle	HSK 7-9
海淀	Hǎi diàn	Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學\|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 da4 xue2] and Zhongguancun 中關村\|中关村[Zhong1 guan1 cun1]
淀积	diàn jī	deposit
淀粉	diàn fěn	starch	HSK 7-9
积淀	jī diàn	deposits accumulated over long periods	HSK 7-9
沉淀物	chén diàn wù	precipitate