Chinese Word: 純 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

純 (Simplified: 纯)HSK 5

Pinyin: chún

English Definition: pure; simple; unmixed; genuine

Chinese Definition:
①专一不杂：纯粹。纯然。单纯。纯金。纯铜。纯正。纯净。纯熟。纯度。
②丝：“子曰：‘麻冕，礼也；今也纯，俭，吾从众’”。
③大：纯嘏(极大的福分)。
④人品的美好：纯朴。纯真。纯厚。纯笃。纯洁。纯稚。

Synonym: 清

Antonyms: 杂混

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:屯 indicates the sound; 糹 (silk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 糹 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 屯 [ tún ] village, hamlet; camp; station

Similar Characters: 絓

純粹HSK 6	chún cuì	pure; unadulterated; purely; completely
純潔HSK 6	chún jié	pure; clean and honest; to purify
純淨	chún jìng	pure; clean; unmixed
純屬	chún shǔ	to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright

1		tā 她 kàn 看 wèn tí 问题 fēi cháng 非常 dān chún 单纯。 She looks at problems in a very simple way.
2		tā 他 xīn li 心里 chún jié 纯洁， shàn liáng 善良 kě ài 可爱。 He has a pure and kind heart.
3		tā 他 de 的 gè xìng 个性 dān chún 单纯， méi yǒu 没有 xīn jī 心机。 His character is simple, without any scheming.
4		shuǐ 水 chù lǐ chǎng 处理厂 wèi 为 chéng shì 城市 tí gōng 提供 chún jìng shuǐ 纯净水。 The water purification plant provides pure water for the city.
5		chún jìng shuǐ 纯净水 shì 是 zhì yào 制药 gōng yè 工业 de 的 yuán cái liào 原材料。 Pure water is used in pharmaceutical industry as a raw material.

1		tā 她 kàn 看 wèn tí 问题 fēi cháng 非常 dān chún 单纯。 She looks at problems in a very simple way.
2		tā 他 xīn li 心里 chún jié 纯洁， shàn liáng 善良 kě ài 可爱。 He has a pure and kind heart.
3		tā 他 de 的 gè xìng 个性 dān chún 单纯， méi yǒu 没有 xīn jī 心机。 His character is simple, without any scheming.
4		shuǐ 水 chù lǐ chǎng 处理厂 wèi 为 chéng shì 城市 tí gōng 提供 chún jìng shuǐ 纯净水。 The water purification plant provides pure water for the city.
5		chún jìng shuǐ 纯净水 shì 是 zhì yào 制药 gōng yè 工业 de 的 yuán cái liào 原材料。 Pure water is used in pharmaceutical industry as a raw material.