Dong Chinese dictionary

qīng

clear

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

青 Sound component

qīng

green or blue

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qīng

clear, pure, clean; peaceful; clear; distinct; quiet; just and honest; pure; to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge

Qīng

Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing

Most common words with 清

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