qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean

Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)

water (氵) + blue-green (青) = clear, pure water

青 mainly gives the sound qīng; the water radical carries the meaning, evoking water so clear and still you can see straight through it.

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这条河的水很,能看到河底。

zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ hěn qīng,néng kàn dào hé dǐ。

The water in this river is very clear; you can see the bottom.

你能把这件事的来龙去脉说吗?

nǐ néng bǎ zhè jiàn shì de lái lóng qù mài shuō qīng ma?

Can you explain the whole story of this matter clearly?

Words with 清

清军

qīng jūn

the Qing army

还清

huán qīng

to pay back in full

厘清

lí qīng

to clarify (the facts)

长清

cháng qīng

Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong

长清区

cháng qīng qū

Changqing district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong

闽清

mǐn qīng

see 閩清縣|闽清县[Min3 qing1 Xian4]

闽清县

mǐn qīng xiàn

Minqing, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian

双清

shuāng qīng

see 雙清區|双清区[Shuang1 qing1 Qu1]

双清区

shuāng qīng qū

Shuangqing, a district of Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan

鸡蛋清

jī dàn qīng

egg white

头脑清楚

tóu nǎo qīng chu

lucid

高压清洗机

gāo yā qīng xǐ jī

high pressure washer

More characters with 氵