澄 chéng clear
clear; limpid; pure
怎么记住“澄”: 氵 water + 登 to rise = clear. The water of the mountain lake is still dark, but as the sun starts to rise it turns clear enough to count every pebble.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
澄 = 氵 water + 登 to rise
- 氵 water meaning
- 登 to rise sound
- 癶 splayed feet
- 豆 bean
The water of the mountain lake is still dark, but as the sun starts to rise it turns clear enough to count every pebble.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the sign for rising the sound; the word means clear water.
用法
- Clear/limpid, chiefly in 澄清 (chéngqīng): to clarify/set the record straight: 澄清误会 (chéngqīng wùhuì) to clear up a misunderstanding.
- Literally, clear settled water; the figurative 'clarify' sense is the common one. Also reads dèng (澄浆 to let settle).