净(jìng)

HSK 18 strokesTrad. 淨
Readingsjìngchēng

variant of 净

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Character information

Pinyin
jìng / chēng
Meaning
variant of 净
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
淨

Origin & structure

Where 净 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰冫争

In this compound, the meaning comes from 冫 (water); 争 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

冫bīng争zhēng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 净 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 净

Common words using 净 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gān干jìng净
HSK 1

clean; neat

Open 干净 page →
yī一gān干èr二jìng净
HSK 7-9

thoroughly (idiom)

Open 一干二净 page →
jìng净huà化
HSK 7-9

to purify

Open 净化 page →
jié洁jìng净
HSK 7-9

clean

Open 洁净 page →
jìng净shēn身

to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated)

Open 净身 page →
yún匀jìng净

even; uniform

Open 匀净 page →
bù不gān干bù不jìng净

unclean

Open 不干不净 page →
gān干jìng净lì利luò落

squeaky clean

Open 干净利落 page →

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一七三上下不东两

From 净’s common words

干一二化洁身匀不

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