Meaning
clear; distinct; complete; pure
Chinese: 清澈、清楚或清理。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qing” becomes a different word in each tone. 清 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 清楚qīng chuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
- 清醒qīng xǐngclear-headed; sober; awake
- 清理qīng lǐto clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of
- 清晨qīng chénearly morning
- 清淡qīng dànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
Example Sentence
河水很清，能看见水底的石头。Hé shuǐ hěn qīng, néng kàn jiàn shuǐ dǐ de shí tou.The river water is so clear you can see the stones at the bottom.
河水Hé shuǐriver water很hěnvery清qīng(of water etc) clear，能néngcan看见kàn jiànto see水底shuǐ dǐthe bottom of a body of wa的deof石头shí toustone。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The water radical 氵 (meaning) plus 青 (qīng, sound): water that is pure — ‘clear / clean’.
A way to remember it
Water (氵) + the sound 青 — clear.
Easy to confuse with
- 青‘Blue-green’: the sound part shared by 清, 请, 情, 晴.