净
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clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
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How 净 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
冫 (semantic, “water”) + 争 (phonetic, zhēng)
How to remember it
clean · Heisig RSH #952
ice + 争 contend
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 争
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 争 (zhēng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 争 sound component | zhēng | to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive |
| 静 | jìng | still, quiet, motionless, gentle |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open one's eyes; to stare |
| 筝 | zhēng | guzheng, zither, string instrument |
| 铮 | zhēng | clanging sound; a small gong |
| 峥 | zhēng | high, lofty, noble; perilous, steep |
| 狰 | zhēng | fierce-looking, ferocious |
Words containing 净
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不干不净，吃了没病 | bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng | a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb); a couple of germs won't do you any harm |
| 空气净化器 | kōng qì jìng huà qì | air purifier |
| 眼不见为净 | yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng | what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't gri… |
| 手脚不干净 | shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng | thieving; light-fingered; prone to stealing |
| 不干不净 | bù gān bù jìng | unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed |
| 一干二净 | yī gān èr jìng | thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean |
| 干净利落 | gān jìng lì luo | squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient |
| 净水器 | jìng shuǐ qì | water purifier |
| 净身出户 | jìng shēn chū hù | to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or property) |
| 耳根清净 | ěr gēn qīng jìng | lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world |
| 市净率 | shì jìng lǜ | (finance) price-to-book ratio |
| 净收入 | jìng shōu rù | net income; net profit |
| 净利率 | jìng lì lǜ | net profit margin; net margin |
| 净水 | jìng shuǐ | purified water; to purify water |
| 白净 | bái jìng | (of skin) fair and clear |
| 净化 | jìng huà | to purify |
| 净手 | jìng shǒu | to wash one's hands; (fig.) to go to the toilet |
| 净高 | jìng gāo | (architecture) clear height; vertical clearance (from the floor to the lowest hanging obje… |
| 净利 | jìng lì | net profit |
| 净重 | jìng zhòng | net weight |