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
清脆
qīngcuì
crisp; clear and ringing
Characters in this word
脆 cuì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 危 dangerous, precarious
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 清晨的寺院里传来清脆的钟声，街道一下子安静下来。 Qīngchén de sìyuàn lǐ chuánlái qīngcuì de zhōngshēng, jiēdào yíxiàzi ānjìng xiàlai. In the early morning, a crisp bell rang from the temple, and the street suddenly quietened down.
- 她的笑声清脆，一进教室大家都听见了。 Tā de xiàoshēng qīngcuì, yì jìn jiàoshì dàjiā dōu tīngjiànle. Her laugh is crisp and ringing; everyone heard it as soon as she entered the classroom.
- 枝头的小鸟发出清脆的叫声，好听极了。 Zhītóu de xiǎoniǎo fāchū qīngcuì de jiàoshēng, hǎotīng jíle. The little bird on the branch gives a crisp chirp; it sounds wonderful.