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
洁净
jiéjìng
clean; pure
Characters in this word
净 jìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 争 to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 城市更新不能只追求外观整齐，更要让河道恢复洁净的生态功能。 Chéngshì gēngxīn bù néng zhǐ zhuīqiú wàiguān zhěngqí, gèng yào ràng hédào huīfù jiéjìng de shēngtài gōngnéng. Urban renewal must not only pursue tidy appearances; it should also restore the river's clean ecological function.
- 山里的泉水洁净甘甜。 Shān lǐ de quánshuǐ jiéjìng gāntián. The spring water in the mountains is clean and sweet.
- 医院的病房必须保持洁净。 Yīyuàn de bìngfáng bìxū bǎochí jiéjìng. Hospital wards must be kept spotlessly clean.
Related words
- 清洁 qīngjié clean
- 纯洁 chúnjié pure; clean; to purify
- 简洁 jiǎnjié concise; succinct; simple and clear
- 洁白 jiébái pure white; spotless
- 廉洁 liánjié honest and clean; incorruptible
- 整洁 zhěngjié neat; tidy; clean and orderly
- 干净 gānjìng clean
- 纯净水 chúnjìngshuǐ purified water
- 净 jìng clean, net; merely, only
- 净化 jìnghuà to purify; to cleanse
- 一干二净 yìgān'èrjìng thoroughly; completely
- 牢固 láogù firm; solid; secure