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

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

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