qīng

clear; distinct; pure

HSK 3 #335

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 335th character
Radical ⽔ (85.8)
Strokes 11
Index # 2410

Definitions

清 qīng
  1. 1. clear
  2. 2. distinct
  3. 3. pure
  4. 4. quiet
  5. 5. to settle or clear up
  6. 6. to clean up or purge
  7. 7. just and honest
  8. 8. Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
  9. 9. surname Qing

Stroke order

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Words containing 清

Word Meaning
lucid and elegant; clear and attractive style
to check; to make inventory
to check the accounts; to take stock
to check the accounts; to take stock
purge of the party
purge of the party
Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan)
Manchurian Qing government
Manchurian Qing government
eliminate vice and exalt virtue
eliminate vice and exalt virtue
to filter and purify
to filter and purify
a filter
a filter
having an unclear relationship with; unclear; ambiguous
having an unclear relationship with; unclear; ambiguous
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
insiders are confused, outsiders see clearly
insiders are blind; outsiders see clearly
Hong Taiji, Qing emperor Taizong
Emperor Hong Taiji, second Qing emperor
not able to see clearly
to see clearly