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浮尘

fú chén

2-character word Traditional 浮塵

What 浮尘 means

1. dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)
2. large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm

The characters in 浮尘

• 浮fúto float; superficial; floating
• 尘chéndust; dirt; earth

Sounds the same

Read fú chén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 浮沉ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along; to sink and emerge
• 拂尘horsetail whisk; duster

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