Character

净

jìng HSK 3

净 jìng HSK 3

1. clean; neat
2. to wipe or wash clean
3. empty; bare; nothing left
4. pure; unmixed
5. only; merely; always
6. painted-face role in traditional Chinese opera (花脸), portraying bold or upright characters
7. a surname
8. always; all the time

Words using 净 as jìng (4)

1 干净 gān jìng — clean HSK 3
- 干 dry (contributes to the meaning of clean/spotless)
- 净 clean, pure (core meaning component)
Example

这个房间很干净。

zhè ge fáng jiān hěn gān jìng

This room is very clean.
2 一干二净 yì gān èr jìng — completely clean, spotless HSK 7
- 一 one, completely
- 干 dry, thorough
- 二 two, doubly
- 净 clean, pure
Example

他把房间打扫得一干二净。

tā bǎ fáng jiān dǎ sǎo de yì gān èr jìng

He cleaned the room until it was spotlessly clean.
3 净化 jìng huà — to purify, to cleanse HSK 7
- 净 clean, pure (provides the meaning of cleanliness/purity)
- 化 to transform, -ify (creates the verbal action of making pure)
Example

植物能够净化室内空气。

zhí wù néng gòu jìng huà shì nèi kōng qì

Plants can purify indoor air.
4 洁净 jié jìng — clean HSK 7
- 洁 clean, pure
- 净 clean, pure (reinforcing)
Example

她喜欢洁净的环境。

tā xǐ huan jié jìng de huán jìng

She likes a clean environment.

Structure & writing

净 jìng — clean; neat

净 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 冫 bīng — ice radical

冫 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion 次 cì order; rank

HSK 3

冰 bīng ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C 决 jué to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water 净 jìng clean; neat 凉 liáng cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷) 凌 líng to bully, oppress, or humiliate

HSK 4

况 kuàng situation; condition 减 jiǎn to subtract or remove a part from a whole

HSK 5

冲 chōng to pour boiling water over; (of water current) to strike against 冻 dòng to freeze (of a liquid or water-containing substance) 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)

HSK 6

匀 yún even, uniform; to make even

HSK 7

冶 yě to smelt (metal) 凄 qī cool; cold 凋 diāo withered, faded 凑 còu to piece together; to gather 凝 níng to congeal; (of liquid) to solidify due to cold or heat, or (of gas) to liquefy due to lower temperature or higher pressure

2 争 zhēng — to strive for; to compete for

争 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 3

净 jìng clean; neat 静 jìng still, motionless (opposite of 动)

HSK 5

挣 zhèng struggle to free oneself from restraint

HSK 6

睁 zhēng to open one's eyes

HSK 7

筝 zhēng guzheng (Chinese zither), a plucked string instrument

Stroke order