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清

qīng

HSK 3 Character

What 清 means

1. (of water etc) clear; clean
2. quiet; still
3. pure; uncorrupted
4. clear; distinct
5. to clear; to settle (accounts)

Other readings

清 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing

Example sentences

• 说清楚。
  Say it clearly.
• 讲清楚。
  Speak clearly.
• 我很清醒。
  Wǒ hěn qīngxǐng.
  I'm sober.
• 更清晰些。
  Gèng qīngxī xiē.
  Be more precise.
• 清单如下。
  The list is as follows.
• 请清洗它。
  Please wash it.

Words starting with 清

• 清楚qīng chuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly
• 清淡qīng dànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
• 清晰qīng xīclear; distinct
• 清醒qīng xǐngclear-headed; sober; awake
• 清晨qīng chénearly morning
• 清理qīng lǐto clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of
• 清洁qīng jiéclean; to clean
• 清除qīng chúto clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of
• 清澈qīng chèclear; limpid
• 清真qīng zhēnIslamic; Muslim; halal (of food)
• 清华大学Qīng huá Dà xuéTsinghua University, Beijing; National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
• 清新qīng xīnfresh and clean
• 清水qīng shuǐfresh water; drinking water; clear water
• 清朝Qīng cháoQing dynasty (1644-1911)
• 清代Qīng dàiQing dynasty (1644-1911)
• 清洗qīng xǐto wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
• 清单qīng dānlist of items
• 清凉qīng liángcool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy
• 清风qīng fēngcool breeze; fig. pure and honest
• 清脆qīng cuìsharp and clear; crisp; melodious
• 清爽qīng shuǎngfresh and cool; relaxed
• 清香qīng xiāngsweet scent; fragrant odor
• 清纯qīng chúnfresh and pure
• 清真寺qīng zhēn sìmosque

Words containing 清

• 澄清chéng qīngclear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify
• 不清bù qīngunclear
• 看清kàn qīngto see clearly
• 冷清lěng qīngcold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
• 明清Míng Qīngthe Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
• 弄清nòng qīngto clarify; to fully understand
• 大清Dà QīngGreat Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
• 认清rèn qīngto see clearly; to recognize; to realize
• 听清tīng qīngto hear clearly
• 分清fēn qīngto distinguish (between different things); to make distinctions clear
• 一清二楚yī qīng èr chǔto be very clear about sth (idiom)
• 还清huán qīngto pay back in full; to redeem a debt
• 晚清wǎn Qīngthe late Qing; late 19th and early 20th century China
• 查清chá qīngto find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of
• 模糊不清mó hu bù qīngindistinct; fuzzy; blurred with age
• 冷冷清清lěng lěng qīng qīngdeserted; desolate; unfrequented
• 朱自清Zhū Zì qīngZhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist
• 满清Mǎn QīngManchurian Qing…
• 付清fù qīngto pay in full; to pay all of a bill; to pay off
• 摸清mō qīngto suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
• 大清早dà qīng zǎoearly in the morning
• 纠缠不清jiū chán bù qīnghopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel
• 李清照Lǐ Qīng zhàoLi Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
• 四清Sì qīngthe Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66); abbr. for 四清运动

Characters built on 青

These share the phonetic component 青 (qīng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 静jìngstill; calm; quiet
• 睛jīngeye; eyeball
• 晴qíngclear; fine (weather)
• 婧jìng(literary) (of a woman) slender; delicate; (literary) (of a woman) talented
• 靖jìng(bound form) peaceful; (bound form) to pacify; to suppress

Characters that look like 清

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 滑huáto slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
• 涛tāobig wave; Taiwan pr. táo
• 溃kuì(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike…
• 淆xiáoconfused and disorderly; mixed; Taiwan pr. yáo

Sounds the same

Read qīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 轻light; easy; gentle
• 青green; blue; black
• 倾to overturn; to collapse; to lean
• 氢hydrogen (chemistry)
• 卿high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old)…
• 鲭mackerel
• 圊restroom; latrine
• 顷variant of 倾
• 蜻see 蜻蜓
• 淸variant of 清
• 靑variant of 青