chún

pure

simple; unmixed; genuine

silk thread (纟) + sound chún (屯) = pure and unmixed

The silk radical anchors the idea of thread or fabric — pure silk being the classic image of something unmixed and unadulterated. 屯 mainly contributes the sound chún and does not carry the meaning here.

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Silk threadSemantic

这件衣服是棉的,穿着很舒服。

zhè jiàn yīfu shì chún mián de, chuānzhe hěn shūfu.

This piece of clothing is pure cotton, very comfortable to wear.

他做这件事的动机很,没有任何私心。

tā zuò zhè jiàn shì de dòngjī hěn chún, méiyǒu rènhé sīxīn.

His motive for doing this is very pure, without any selfish intent.

Words with 纯

亚纯

yà chún

meromorphic (math.)

全纯

quán chún

holomorphic (math.)

吕纯阳

lǚ chún yáng

see 呂洞賓|吕洞宾[Lu:3 Dong4 bin1]

单纯

dān chún

simple

单纯疱疹

dān chún pào zhěn

herpes simplex (med.)

单纯疱疹病毒

dān chún pào zhěn bìng dú

herpes simplex virus (HSV, med.)

单纯词

dān chún cí

(linguistics) single-morpheme word

香纯

xiāng chún

variant of 香醇[xiang1 chun2]

小泉纯一郎

xiǎo quán chún yī láng

KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006

张纯如

zhāng chún rú

Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of "The Rape of Nanking"

提纯

tí chún

to purify

李纯

lǐ chún

Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗[Xian4 zong1] (778-820), reigned 805-820

More characters with 纟

绿