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塵 chén
Definition: Dust; a substance that is raised or carried by the wind
1. 飛揚的灰土。
(Flying dust and dirt.)
2. 佛家、道家指人間。
(In Buddhism and Taoism, refers to the human world.)
Detailed meanings:
1. 飛揚的灰土:~土。~埃。~垢。~芥(塵土和小草,喻輕微的事物)。粉~。煙~。甚囂~上。望~莫及。
(Flying dust: dust; dust particles; dirt; refers to trivial matters; powder dust; smoke dust; excessively noisy dust; unattainable dust.)
2. 佛家、道家指人間:紅~。~世。
(In Buddhism and Taoism, referring to the human realm: the red dust; mundane world.)
Basic meaning: 塵土
(Original meaning: dust)
Character formation: 会意字。《说文》从三“鹿”,从“土”,表示鹿群扬起尘土的意思。现代简化字“塵”,也是一个从“小”从“土”的会意字。
(Formed by combining components to imply "dust raised by a herd of deer". The simplified form "塵" combines elements "small" and "earth".)
Related meanings:
1. 同本义 ([En.] dust)
2. 喻庸俗骯髒或指庸俗骯髒的事物 ([En.] dirty thing)
3. 塵世,人世間,俗間。又稱:塵間;塵濁;塵市;塵域;塵堀;塵區;塵海 ([En.] the world).
4. 蹤跡;業跡 ([En.] trace).
5. 重量單位。十埃为“塵” ([En.] chen).
6. 姓 ([En.] surname).
As a verb:
蒙上灰塵,弄髒 ([En.:] stain; dirty)
Examples of usage:
1. 無將大車,祗自塵兮。
(Do not move the large cart, it will be covered in dust.)
2. 塵顏 (dust-covered face); 塵黷 (to sully with dirt); 塵面 (dirty face); 塵目.
(Stained face; dirty appearance; dusty eyes.)