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淀

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water

HSK 7

Nature →Elements →Water

diàn

テン、デン

よど.む

정

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

Components

氵 water (drops)+ 定 settle on =

淀 water

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

定 Phonetic component

dìng settle on

decide, settle, fix

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Notes

Chinese

淀 [diàn]

shallow water

淀 / 澱 [diàn]

sediment; precipitate

Japanese

淀み、澱み、淀 (irreg.) 、澱 (irreg.) よどみ同音

noun

stagnation; deposit; sediment; backwater
faltering; hesitation; pause

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

淀よど

Yodo place namesurname

CHINESE WORDS (15)

淀粉 [diànfěn] #24,586

沉淀 [chéndiàn] #33,183

海淀区 [Hǎidiànqū] #12,970

Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qīnghuádàxué] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhōngguāncūn]

积淀 [jīdiàn] #65,806

deposits accumulated over long periods

沉淀物 [chéndiànwù] #47,044

淀粉酶 [diànfěnméi] #49,132

海淀 [Hǎidiàn] #18,092

Haidian inner district of northeast Beijing, includes Peking University, Tsinghua University 清華大學|清华大学[Qīnghuádàxué] and Zhongguancun 中關村|中关村[Zhōngguāncūn]

白洋淀 [Báiyángdiàn] #31,626

Lake Baiyangdian

淀山湖 [DiànshānHú] #47,300

Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province

海淀图书城 [HǎidiànTúshūchéng] #62,092

Haidian Book City, Beijing bookstore

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JAPANESE WORDS (8)

⭐ 淀む [よどむ] #14,447

言いよどむ [いいよどむ] #15,974

to hesitate to say

淀み [よどみ] #27,578

淀みない [よどみない] #29,457

淀み無く [よどみなく] #120,376

早牛も淀、遅牛も淀 [はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど]

there is no point in hurrying

淀木瓜 [よどぼけ]

Choenomeles lagenaria

遅牛も淀、早牛も淀 [おそうしもよど、はやうしもよど]

there is no point in hurrying