洁 jié clean
clean; pure
How to remember 洁: 氵 water + 吉 lucky = clean. Grandma mops the whole house with hot water, because on such a lucky wedding morning everything must be clean.
Component breakdown
洁 = 氵 water + 吉 lucky
- 氵 water
- 吉 lucky
Grandma mops the whole house with hot water, because on such a lucky wedding morning everything must be clean.
How it is used
- Clean/pure - 清洁 (qīngjié) clean/cleanliness, 整洁 (zhěngjié) neat and tidy, 洁净 (jiéjìng) clean and pure.
- Moral 'purity/integrity': 廉洁 (liánjié) honest and incorruptible (of officials), 纯洁 (chúnjié) pure/innocent.
- 简洁 (jiǎnjié) = concise/clean (of writing/design).
- 洁白 (jiébái) = pure/snowy white.