澄澈

Chinese

		settle (liquid); clear; limpid settle (liquid); clear; limpid; clarify; purify; surname	clear (water); thorough
trad. (澄澈)		澄	澈
simp. #(澄澈)		澄	澈
alternative forms		澄徹／澄彻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngchè

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngchè
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngchè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-chʻê⁴
    • Yale: chéng-chè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngcheh
    • Palladius: чэнчэ (čɛnčɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: draeng|dring drjet

Rime
Character	澄	澄	澈
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	澄 (11)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	庚 (109)	蒸 (133)	薛 (83)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III	III
Fanqie	直庚切	直陵切	直列切
Baxter	draeng	dring	drjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖˠæŋ/	/ɖɨŋ/	/ɖˠiᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖᵚaŋ/	/ɖɨŋ/	/ɖᵚiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡaŋ/	/ȡieŋ/	/ȡiæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖaɨjŋ/	/ɖiŋ/	/ɖiat̚/
Li Rong	/ȡɐŋ/	/ȡiəŋ/	/ȡjɛt̚/
Wang Li	/ȡɐŋ/	/ȡĭəŋ/	/ȡĭɛt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȡʱɐŋ/	/ȡʱi̯əŋ/	/ȡʱi̯ɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chéng	chéng	zhé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cang4	cing4	zit6

Adjective

澄澈

1. (formal) limpid; crystal clear

Synonyms

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• 明淨 / 明净 (míngjìng) (bright and clear)
• 明澈 (míngchè) (clear and bright)
• 清亮 (qīngliang)
• 清澈 (qīngchè)
• 澄清 (chéngqīng)
• 澄瑩 / 澄莹 (chéngyíng) (literary)
• 盈盈 (yíngyíng) (literary)

 

Antonyms

• 渾濁／浑浊 (húnzhuó)
• (Hokkien) 醪濁／醪浊