澄
Definition
chéng:* 水静而清。 ～莹。～酒（淡酒）。～汰。～澈。～湛。～廓。～清。～碧。～净。～静。～明。 dèng:* 让液体里的杂质沉下去。 ～清。～沙。～泥浆
purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure
Structure
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Precursors
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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