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澄清

chéng qīng

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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chéng qīng · cing4 cing1 (Jyutping)

  1. clear (of liquid)
  2. limpid
  3. to clarify
  4. to make sth clear
  5. to be clear (about the facts)

dèng qīng · cing4 cing1 (Jyutping)

  1. to settle (of liquid)
  2. to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)
  3. precipitate (chemistry)
  4. to put in order
  5. to quell disturbances

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

澄

Meaning
purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure
Radical
氵
Strokes
15
Components
⿰氵登
Cangjie
ENOT
Four-corner
3211.8

清

Meaning
clear, pure, clean; peaceful
Radical
氵
Strokes
11
Components
⿰氵青
Cangjie
EQMB
Four-corner
3512.7

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