Character
清
- 1. pure and clear, free of impurities (opposite of '浊'); ① purely, solely; ② quiet
- 2. clear; distinct; understandable
- 3. honest and incorruptible; not corrupt
- 4. quiet; still; tranquil
- 5. completely gone; leaving nothing behind; totally cleared out
- 6. to sort out; to check and count; to put in order
- 7. to pay off (a debt); to settle (an account); to clear
- 8. voiceless sound; sound produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- 9. to purge impure elements; to purify an organization
- 10. a surname
- 11. the Qing Dynasty (1616–1911), founded by the Jurchen ruler Nurhaci of the Aisin Gioro clan, initially called Later Jin, renamed Qing in 1636, entered the pass in 1644 and established its capital in Beijing
- 12. pure; unmixed; without anything else added
Words using 清 as qīng (17)
Structure & writing
清
— pure and clear, free of impurities (opposite of '浊'); ① purely, solely; ② quiet
清 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
氵 is a component in 170 characters
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汽
gas or vapor formed by heating a liquid or certain solids
沙
sand; tiny stone particles
河
river (natural or artificial waterway)
法
law; the body of rules enacted or recognized by the state and enforced by state power, including statutes, decrees, regulations, orders, and decisions
注
to pour into; to fill with liquid
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活
to live; to be alive (opposite of '死')
海
sea; ocean area near land (also used for large lakes, e.g. 青海, 里海)
清
pure and clear, free of impurities (opposite of '浊'); ① purely, solely; ② quiet
渴
to be thirsty
满
full; filled to capacity
演
to evolve; to change gradually
澡
to bathe, wash the whole body
激
to strike with water; to stir up emotions
HSK 4
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汤
hot water; boiling water
油
oil (liquid fat from animals or plants, or liquid hydrocarbon mixture from minerals)
泼
to splash or spill liquid forcefully
洋
ocean (the vast body of salt water covering about 70% of Earth's surface, divided into four parts: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans)
洲
continent (one of the seven major landmasses of the earth)
流
to flow (of liquid)
济
cross a river; ford
浪
wave; billow on rivers, lakes, or seas
消
to gradually diminish until gone; to vanish
深
deep (opposite of shallow)
温
neither cold nor hot; lukewarm
漫
to overflow (water spilling over)
落
to fall; to drop down
HSK 5
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沿
along (a river, road, or edge of something)
泛
to float; to drift
泪
tears; colorless liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands of the eye
洒
to sprinkle or scatter water or other things on the ground
洞
cave; hole; hollow or deep recess in an object
浅
shallow (opposite of 'deep')
浇
to pour liquid onto something
测
to measure; to gauge using instruments or standards
浏
(lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
浓
(of liquid or gas) thick; dense (opposite of 淡)
润
to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness
涨
to rise (of water level)
淡
dilute; thin (of liquid or gas, opposite of 浓)
渐
gradually; little by little
湖
lake (large body of water surrounded by land)
湿
wet; damp; moist (opposite of 干)
源
source of water, where a stream originates (opposite of 流)
滑
smooth; slippery (low friction)
滚
to roll; to tumble
漏
to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack
漠
desert; arid sandy region
范
(lit.) mold; model
薄
slight, little
HSK 6
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洁
clean; pure; free of impurities
洪
large; great
浮
to float on the surface of a liquid (opposite of '沉')
浴
to bathe; to take a bath
涉
to wade across water; to cross over water
涌
to gush; (of water) to bubble up; (of clouds) to rise
液
liquid; a fluid substance with definite volume but no fixed shape
涵
to contain; to encompass
淋
to drip or splash onto a surface
淘
to rinse (granular material) in water to remove impurities
混
to mix (different things) together
淹
to submerge; to flood
添
to add; to increase
渠
waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch
渡
to cross (a river or body of water)
港
harbor or port where large ships can dock
滴
to drip (liquid falls drop by drop)
漱
to rinse the mouth with water
潜
to submerge; to dive underwater
潮
tidal phenomenon; rise and fall of seawater due to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon
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沐
to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash
沛
(lit.) abundant; copious; vigorous
沧
dark green (of water)
沫
foam; froth (tiny bubbles formed by a liquid)
沮
to stop; to obstruct
沸
to boil (of a liquid heated to the point of rapid vaporization)
沼
natural pond; marsh
沾
to soak; to moisten
泄
(of liquid or gas) to discharge, to leak out
泊
to moor a boat; to dock
泌
to secrete (a substance from a living organism)
泞
(lit.) accumulated mud; mire
波
waves on the surface of water (rivers, lakes, seas, etc.)
泣
to weep silently or softly
泻
to flow down rapidly (of liquid)
津
ford; river crossing
洽
harmonious; in accord
浊
(of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清
浑
murky; turbid (of water)
浩
vast, grand, magnificent
浸
to soak in liquid; to steep
涂
to apply (paint, ointment, etc.) by spreading or brushing onto a surface
涕
tears
涛
large waves
涝
waterlogged (of crops flooded by excessive rain, opposite of 旱)
涡
whirlpool; eddy formed by rotating water
涤
to wash
涩
rough; not smooth (high friction)
涮
to swish in water to rinse lightly
涯
water's edge; shore; boundary
淀
shallow lake (used in place names)
淆
confused, mixed up, disordered
淌
(of liquid)to flow down, to trickle
淤
to silt up; to become clogged with sediment
淳
a surname
渔
to fish; to catch fish
渗
to seep; to permeate slowly
渣
residue left after extracting the essence or juice
渺
vast and boundless (of water)
湃
used in '澎湃': ① waves crashing loudly against each other; ② (fig.) surging emotions; ③ (fig.) grand and imposing momentum
湛
deep
湾
a bend or curve in a river
溃
breach (of a dike by floodwater)
溅
(of liquid) to splash, to spatter
溉
(lit.) to irrigate; to water
溜
to glide; to slide (downward)
溢
to overflow; to brim over
溪
small stream or brook
溯
to go against the current
溶
to dissolve (a substance uniformly distributed in another to form a solution)
溺
to drown; to be submerged in water
滋
to grow, to sprout
滔
floodwaters overflowing
滞
to stagnate, accumulate, not flow freely
滤
to filter; to strain (liquid or gas through gauze, charcoal, sand, etc. to remove impurities)
滥
to overflow; to flood
滨
waterside; place near water
滩
beach; shoal; sandbank (flat land formed by silt along rivers, lakes, or seas)
漆
general term for viscous coating materials (paint/lacquer)
漾
ripple on the water surface
潇
(lit.) clear and deep (of water)
潦
see "潦草": ① (handwriting) untidy; ② (work) careless, sloppy
潭
deep pool; deep pit; by extension: deep
澄
clear and transparent (of water)
澈
clear and transparent (of water)
澎
used in "澎湖" (Penghu Islands, in the southeastern Taiwan Strait)
澜
large waves; billows
濒
to border on (a body of water)
瀑
waterfall
瀚
(lit.) vast; boundless
灌
to irrigate; to water
茫
vast and boundless, indistinct
萍
duckweed; aquatic herb floating on water surface with flat oval leaves and hanging roots
衍
(lit.) to develop and elaborate; to extend and unfold
青 is a component in 8 characters
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