Character Familiesleft / right

清qīng

clear; clean

The complete character means clear or clean.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级

One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.

WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

left / right · 清

WHOLE CHARACTER

clear; clean

The complete character means clear or clean.

氵 gives a water-related meaning clue; 青 gives a sound clue.

MEANING

water (as the source idea 水)

A component form of 水; not counted as a standalone character page.

In 清: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

blue; green (also other dictionary uses)

As an independent character 青 can mean blue or green. In a specific character its sound role is shown separately.

In 清: sound Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

晴 qíng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 清.

情 qíng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 清.

请 qǐng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 清.

河 hé — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 清.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: dad3efd76e5e1c64ef4cfb05391b4d58be3993e7650644b1098699c67f897270. Captured 2026-10-31T13:49:04.464Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered by this source.