尘

chén

ch+én·2nd tone

dust · dirt

Radical: 小 Strokes: 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

小尔少尚尖慕恭尝忝尜尕

Same radical

小尔少尚尖慕恭尝忝尜尕

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Character Decomposition

尘=小+土

Etymology

Small 小 flakes of earth 土

Meanings

dust

dirt

earth

chén

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Words with 尘 394 total

fine dust (esp. in environmental and industrial contexts)粉尘fěn chén mundane world (in religious context) · this mortal coil凡尘fán chén dust尘埃chén āi pneumoconiosis尘肺chén fèi covered in dust · dusty · lying unused for a long time尘封chén fēng dust灰尘huī chén

Idioms with 尘 71 total Chain

to follow in other people's footsteps步人后尘bù rén hòu chén above the average · above this mortal life and overtopping the man's world · a well-cultivated mind超尘拔俗chāo chén bá sú

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