纯 chún
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 屯 village, hamlet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
纯洁
chúnjié
pure; clean; to purify
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
- 她的动机很纯洁，只是想把这笔钱用在真正需要的人身上。 Tā de dòngjī hěn chúnjié, zhǐ shì xiǎng bǎ zhè bǐ qián yòng zài zhēnzhèng xūyào de rén shēnshang. Her motives were pure; she simply wanted to use the money for people who truly needed it.
- 孩子的笑容那么纯洁，让人觉得心里很温暖。 Háizi de xiàoróng nàme chúnjié, ràng rén juéde xīnlǐ hěn wēnnuǎn. The child's smile is so pure that it makes your heart feel warm.
- 他们之间的友谊纯洁而真诚，从没有掺杂过利益。 Tāmen zhījiān de yǒuyì chúnjié ér zhēnchéng, cóng méiyǒu chānzá guo lìyì. Their friendship is pure and sincere, and has never been mixed with self-interest.
Related words
- 纯 chún pure
- 纯净水 chúnjìngshuǐ purified water
- 单纯 dānchún simple; innocent
- 纯粹 chúncuì pure; purely; sheer
- 纯朴 chúnpǔ simple and honest; unaffected
- 清洁 qīngjié clean
- 简洁 jiǎnjié concise; succinct; simple and clear
- 洁白 jiébái pure white; spotless
- 洁净 jiéjìng clean; pure
- 廉洁 liánjié honest and clean; incorruptible
- 整洁 zhěngjié neat; tidy; clean and orderly
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited