清 qīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
清洁
qīngjié
clean
Characters in this word
洁 jié
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 吉 lucky, propitious, good
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医院必须保持环境清洁，防止细菌传播。 Yīyuàn bìxū bǎochí huánjìng qīngjié, fángzhǐ xìjūn chuánbō. Hospitals must keep the environment clean to prevent bacteria from spreading.
- 她把房间收拾得很清洁。 Tā bǎ fángjiān shōushi de hěn qīngjié. She has tidied the room until it is very clean.
- 饭前洗手是保持清洁的好习惯。 Fàn qián xǐ shǒu shì bǎochí qīngjié de hǎo xíguàn. Washing your hands before meals is a good habit for staying clean.
Related words
- 清楚 qīngchu clear
- 清醒 qīngxǐng awake; clear-headed
- 清晨 qīngchén early morning
- 清理 qīnglǐ to clean up
- 清 qīng clear; to clear
- 清淡 qīngdàn light, mild
- 清扫 qīngsǎo to sweep
- 清洗 qīngxǐ to wash
- 清晰 qīngxī clear
- 澄清 chéngqīng to clarify; clear
- 清澈 qīngchè clear; limpid; transparent
- 清除 qīngchú to clear away; to remove; to eliminate