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The Chinese word qing - 清 - qīng
(clear in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

qīng

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English translations

clear"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).
, completely"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).
, distinct"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).
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pure"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).
, quiet"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 清 ( qīng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly.
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Chinese characters  ( qing / qīng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>clear</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of qīng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

distinct  |  to clean
清 ( qing / qīng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 269)
Chinese example words containing the character 清 ( qing / qīng )
滤清器 ( lǜqíngqì = filter ), 清楚 ( qīngchu = clear ), 清洁 ( qīngjié = clean ), 清晰 ( qīngxī = clear )
Other characters that are pronounced qīng in Chinese
More words that mean clear in Chinese
chŭ ( 楚 ), liú ( 浏 ), ( 晰 )
More words that mean completely in Chinese
( 毕 ), jìng ( 净 )

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