Chinese symbol for “precipitate”
沉淀物
chén diàn wù
Traditional: 沉澱物
precipitate; sediment
The closest CC-CEDICT match for precipitate is 沉淀物 (chén diàn wù), defined as: precipitate; sediment.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “precipitate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雨 | yù | (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall |
| 淀 (澱) | diàn | to form sediment; to precipitate |
| 澄清 | dèng qīng | to settle (of liquid); to become clear (by precipitation of impurities) |
| 脱溶 (脫溶) | tuō róng | to precipitate (solid from a solution) |
| 沉淀 (沉澱) | chén diàn | (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 沉淀物.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard |
| 沉淀 (沈澱) | chén diàn | variant of 沉淀 (chén diàn) |
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak; to permeate |
| 沉睡 | chén shuì | to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered |
| 淀粉 (澱粉) | diàn fěn | starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n |
| 积淀 (積澱) | jī diàn | deposits accumulated over long periods; fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom |
| 淀粉酶 (澱粉酶) | diàn fěn méi | amylase |
| 人物 | rén wù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “precipitate”.
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