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1.

Animated Stroke Order 清

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

清

清=

4.

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5.

How to Use 清

Clear and Distinct (in thought or perception)

These words describe clarity of thought, vision, or sound.

清楚 • qīng chu • clear • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 清

清扫 • qīng sǎo • to clean up; to sweep

HSK 3.0 · L6

qīng清

sǎo

7.

Example Sentences

Wǒ我

xū需

yào要

lǐ理

qīng清

sī思

lù

Information

Pinyinqīng

Meaningclear, pure, distinct

Strokes11

Radical氵

Traditional清

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#532

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄥ

UnicodeU+6E05

CangjieEQMB

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Clear water (氵) under a blue sky (青), depicting purity and clarity.

qīng清

chu楚

clear

清晰 • qīng xī • vivid; distinct; clear • HSK 6

HSK 6

qīng清

xī晰

vivid; distinct; clear

清醒 • qīng xǐng • clear-headed; sober; come to/round • HSK 6

HSK 6

qīng清

xǐng醒

clear-headed; sober; come to/round

Pure, Clean, and Unmixed

These words describe purity, cleanliness, or simplicity.

清洁 • qīng jié • clean • HSK 6

HSK 6

qīng清

jié洁

clean

清澈 • qīng chè • clear; limpid • HSK 6

HSK 6

qīng清

chè澈

clear; limpid

清淡 • qīng dàn • light; mild; delicate • HSK 5

HSK 5

qīng清

dàn淡

light; mild; delicate

扫

to clean up; to sweep

清晨 • qīng chén • early morning

HSK 6

qīng清

chén晨

early morning

清洗 • qīng xǐ • to wash

HSK 3.0 · L6

qīng清

xǐ洗

to wash

清理 • qīng lǐ • put in order; disentangle

HSK 6

qīng清

lǐ理

put in order; disentangle

清真 • qīng zhēn • Islamic; Muslim

HSK 6

qīng清

zhēn真

Islamic; Muslim

清除 • qīng chú • clean up; purge; reset

HSK 6

qīng清

chú除

clean up; purge; reset

路

。

I need to sort out my thoughts.

qīng清

chén晨

de的

kōng空

qì气

tè特

bié别

xīn新

xiān鲜

。

The air in the early morning is especially fresh.

hú湖

shuǐ水

hěn很

qīng清

，

néng能

kàn看

jiàn见

shuǐ水

dǐ底

de的

shí石

tou头

。

The lake water is very clear; you can see the stones at the bottom.

qǐng请

bǎ把

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

shuō说

qīng清

chǔ楚

。

Please explain this issue clearly.

Qǐng请

qīng清

diǎn点

yī一

xià下

rén人

shù数

。

Please count the number of people.

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Characters pronounced "qing".

氰qíngcyanogen; ethane dinitrile
卿qīngnoble, high officer
氢qīngammonia; hydrogen nitride
请qǐngto invite; please
顷qǐnga short moment; a unit of area
蜻qīngdragonfly

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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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