Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

clean

Chinese: 干净、纯洁。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 洁 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 清洁qīng jiéclean; to clean
  • 纯洁chún jiépure; clean and honest; to purify
  • 清洁工qīng jié gōngcleaner; janitor; garbage collector
  • 廉洁lián jiéincorruptible; unbribable; honest
  • 整洁zhěng jiéneatly; tidy

Example Sentence

我们要保持环境的清洁。Wǒ men yào bǎo chí huán jìng de qīng jié.We should keep the environment clean.

我们Wǒ menweyàoto want保持bǎo chíto keep环境huán jìngenvironmentdeof清洁qīng jiéclean