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Characters, words, pinyin or English

净 jìng clean

clean; pure; only

How to remember 净: 冫 ice + 争 contend = clean. At closing time the barista scrubs the ice machine and must contend with an inspector who wants every corner clean.

  • 1,377. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 冫

Component breakdown

净 = 冫 ice + 争 contend

  • 冫 ice
  • 争 contend
    • ⺈ bow
    • 彐 snout
    • 亅 hook
The Gushi story

At closing time the barista scrubs the ice machine and must contend with an inspector who wants every corner clean.

How it is used

  • 'Clean/pure' - 干净 (gānjìng, neutral tone on 净) is the everyday adjective: 房间很干净 (fángjiān hěn gānjìng) the room is clean.
  • As an adverb it means 'only / nothing but', with a mildly negative tilt - 净说废话 (jìng shuō fèihuà) does nothing but talk nonsense.
  • 一干二净 (yìgān-èrjìng) = completely, utterly - 忘得一干二净 (wàng de yìgān-èrjìng) forgot it clean out of mind.

Words with 净

Example sentences

  • 厨房很干净。 Chúfáng hěn gānjìng.The kitchen is very clean.
  • 浴室很干净。 Yùshì hěn gānjìng.The bathroom is very clean.