洁

clean

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,556 U+6D01

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 吉 (phonetic, jí)

components: 氵吉

spotless · Heisig RSH #1642

水 water + aerosol can

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 吉

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 吉 (jí) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
吉 sound component	jí	lucky, propitious, good
结	jié	knot, tie; to connect, to join
桔	jú	orange, tangerine
髻	jì	bun, topknot
诘	jié	to question, to interrogate
秸	jiē	stalks of millet or corn
颉	xié	contest; to fly, to soar
拮	jié	busy, occupied; to pursue
黠	xiá	sly, cunning, shrewd; artful
劼	jié	cautious, discreet, prudent
咭	jī	(Cant.) to guard (from Engl. 'guard'); a card (from Engl. 'card'); young and pretty (from …
佶	jí	strong, robust; exact, correct
鲒	jié	clam; oyster

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
罗洁爱尔之	Luó jié ài ěr zhī	Raziel, archangel in Judaism
洁身自好	jié shēn zì hào	clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality; to shun evil influence; to mind one'…
洁西卡	Jié xī kǎ	Jessica (name)
宝洁公司	Bǎo jié Gōng sī	Procter & Gamble
清洁工	qīng jié gōng	cleaner; janitor; garbage collector
清洁器	qīng jié qì	cleaner
清洁球	qīng jié qiú	scouring ball
冰清玉洁	bīng qīng yù jié	clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible
玉洁冰清	yù jié bīng qīng	clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible
深层清洁	shēn céng qīng jié	deep cleansing
百洁布	bǎi jié bù	scouring pad; kitchen sponge
清洁剂	qīng jié jì	detergent; cleaning solution
高露洁	Gāo lù jié	Colgate (brand)
洁面露	jié miàn lù	cleansing lotion
洁面乳	jié miàn rǔ	cleansing lotion
自洁	zì jié	to cleanse oneself; to sanctify oneself; self-cleaning (spark plug, oven etc)
洁白	jié bái	spotlessly white; pure white
洗洁精	xǐ jié jīng	dishwashing liquid
高洁	gāo jié	noble and clean-living; lofty and unsullied
光洁	guāng jié	bright and clean