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Chinese symbol for “sedimentation”

沉积作用
chén jī zuò yòng
Traditional: 沉積作用
sedimentation (geology)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sedimentation is 沉积作用 (chén jī zuò yòng), defined as: sedimentation (geology).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

沉 chén
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
积 jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
用 yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sedimentation”

WordPinyinMeaning
沉积 (沉積)chén jīsediment; deposit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沉积作用.

WordPinyinMeaning
沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative
沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard
沉淀 (沈澱)chén diànvariant of 沉淀 (chén diàn)
沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate
沉睡chén shuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
积累 (積累)jī lěito accumulate; accumulation
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ

See also: Japanese symbol for “sedimentation”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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