清

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.

氵+青→清
氵WaterSemantic
青Blue-greenPhonetic

这条河的水很清,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清吗?

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

清扫

qīng sǎo

to tidy up

武清

wǔ qīng

Wuqing rural district in Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]

清算

qīng suàn

to settle accounts

澄清

chéng qīng

clear (of liquid)

澄清

dèng qīng

to settle (of liquid)

清幽

qīng yōu

(of a location) quiet and secluded

清太祖

qīng tài zǔ

posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)

清高

qīng gāo

noble and virtuous

大清早

dà qīng zǎo

early in the morning

明清

míng qīng

the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties

查清

chá qīng

to find out

清涧

qīng jiàn

Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi

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