澄 chéng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 登 to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
澄清
chéngqīng
to clarify; clear
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 公司必须尽快澄清谣言，否则市场信心会继续下滑。 Gōngsī bìxū jǐnkuài chéngqīng yáoyán, fǒuzé shìchǎng xìnxīn huì jìxù xiàhuá. The company must clarify the rumours as soon as possible, otherwise market confidence will continue to fall.
- 他站出来澄清了事实，误会终于解开了。 Tā zhàn chūlai chéngqīng le shìshí, wùhuì zhōngyú jiě kāi le. He stepped forward to clarify the facts and the misunderstanding was finally cleared up.
- 过滤以后，浑浊的河水变得澄清了许多。 Guòlǜ yǐhòu, húnzhuó de héshuǐ biàn de chéngqīng le xǔduō. After filtering, the muddy river water became much clearer.
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
- 清洁 qīngjié clean
- 清扫 qīngsǎo to sweep
- 清洗 qīngxǐ to wash
- 清晰 qīngxī clear
- 清澈 qīngchè clear; limpid; transparent
- 清除 qīngchú to clear away; to remove; to eliminate