IDENTITY
清qīngclear; pure; clean
HSK 4Top 215
CORE MEANING
clear; pure; clean
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.clear; pureHSK4
- 2.to clear upHSK5
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 氵water radical (shuǐ)
- strokes
- 11
- Structure
- left-right compound
- IDS sequence
- ⿰氵青
- water radical; clear water
- gives the sound qīng; also means blue-green
USAGE
Common words
清楚qīngchuclear; to understand
清洁qīngjiéclean
清水qīngshuǐclear water
Graded examples
河水很清，可以看见鱼。Hé shuǐ hěn qīng, kěyǐ kànjiàn yú.HSK3
The river is so clear you can see the fish.
这个问题我不太清楚。Zhège wèntí wǒ bú tài qīngchu.HSK4
I am not very clear about this question.
RELATIONS
LEARNING
Memory aid
Water (氵) that is blue-green (青) — clear water.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #215
- Memory aid
- memory-aid
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-14
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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