尘

chén

dust, dirt, ashes, cinders

How to write 尘, stroke by stroke

dust; dirt; earth

Ideographic: Small 小 flakes of earth 土

Made of 小 + 土

灰尘huī chéndust
尘土chén tǔdust
尘埃chén āidust
吸尘器xī chén qìvacuum cleaner; dust catcher
尘世chén shì(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
沙尘暴shā chén bàosand and dust storm
后尘hòu chénlit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life
尘埃落定chén āi luò dìnglit. the dust has settled (idiom); fig. to get sorted out; to be finalized
一尘不染yī chén bù rǎn(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible
凡尘fán chénmundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil
前尘qián chénthe past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
吸尘机xī chén jīvacuum cleaner

把架子上的灰尘擦一下。
bǎ jià zi shàng de huī chén cā yí xià 。
Clean the dust off the shelf.
孩子们在尘土里游戏。
hái zi men zài chén tǔ lǐ yóu xì 。
The children were playing in the dirt.
猫很讨厌吸尘器。
māo hěn tǎo yàn xī chén qì 。
A cat abhors a vacuum.
桌子被灰尘覆盖。
zhuō zi bèi huī chén fù gài 。
The table was covered with dust.
主妇给地毯吸了尘。
zhǔ fù gěi dì tǎn xī le chén 。
The homemaker vacuumed the carpet.