Chinese Word: 清 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

清HSK 3

Pinyin: qīng
English Definition: clear; distinct; quiet; just and honest; pure; to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge
Antonyms: 浑浊

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic: 青 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 青 [ qīng ] nature's color; blue, green, black; young

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Example Words:

清理 [ qīng lǐ ]: to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of

清醒 [ qīng xǐng ]: clear-headed; sober; awake

清晰 [ qīng xī ]: clear; distinct

清洁 [ qīng jié ]: clean; to clean

清晨 [ qīng chén ]: early morning

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