chè

clear (water)

thorough

water (氵) + nurture (育) + strike (攵) = crystal-clear water

氵 anchors the meaning: clear, transparent water. 育 and 攵 together form the phonetic cluster that gives chè its sound, without adding semantic weight.

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A strikingPhonetic
WaterSemantic
To nurturePhonetic

山里的泉水非常清,喝起来很甜。

shān lǐ de quán shuǐ fēi cháng qīng chè,hē qǐ lái hěn tián。

The spring water in the mountains is extremely clear; it tastes very sweet.

湖水清见底,能看到水里的小鱼。

hú shuǐ qīng chè jiàn dǐ,néng kàn dào shuǐ lǐ de xiǎo yú。

The lake water is so clear you can see the bottom, and you can make out the small fish inside.

Words with 澈

明澈

míng chè

clear

清澈

qīng chè

clear; limpid

清澈见底

qīng chè jiàn dǐ

water so clear you can see the bottom

清澈透底

qīng chè tòu dǐ

(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom

澄澈

chéng chè

limpid

澈底

chè dǐ

variant of 徹底|彻底[che4 di3]

澈查

chè chá

variant of 徹查|彻查[che4 cha2]

透澈

tòu chè

variant of 透徹|透彻[tou4 che4]

More characters with 氵