jié

clean

water (氵) + sound: jié (吉) = clean

The water radical carries the core meaning: water is what makes things clean. 吉 mainly contributes the sound jié; the cleansing idea lives entirely in the water component.

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她每天都把家里打扫得很整

tā měi tiān dōu bǎ jiā lǐ dǎ sǎo de hěn zhěng jié。

She cleans the house until it is very neat and clean every day.

保持环境净是每个人的责任。

bǎo chí huán jìng jié jìng shì měi gè rén de zé rèn。

Keeping the environment clean is everyone's responsibility.

Words with 洁

雅洁

yǎ jié

elegant and pure

高洁

gāo jié

noble and clean-living

高露洁

gāo lù jié

Colgate (brand)

佳洁士

jiā jié shì

Crest (brand)

保洁

bǎo jié

sanitation

保洁箱

bǎo jié xiāng

litter-bin

光洁

guāng jié

bright and clean

冰清玉洁

bīng qīng yù jié

clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless

宝洁

bǎo jié

Procter & Gamble (consumer goods company)

宝洁公司

bǎo jié gōng sī

Procter & Gamble

廉洁

lián jié

incorruptible; unbribable; honest

整洁

zhěng jié

neatly

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