洁
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clean
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 水 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 潔
- Common rank
- #1,556
- Unicode
- U+6D01
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
spotless · Heisig RSH #1642
水 water + aerosol can
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 洁
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罗洁爱尔之 | Raziel, archangel in Judaism | |
| 洁身自好 | clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality; to shun evil influence; to mind one'… | |
| 洁西卡 | Jessica (name) | |
| 宝洁公司 | Procter & Gamble | |
| 清洁工 | cleaner; janitor; garbage collector | |
| 清洁器 | cleaner | |
| 清洁球 | scouring ball | |
| 冰清玉洁 | clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible | |
| 玉洁冰清 | clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible | |
| 深层清洁 | deep cleansing | |
| 百洁布 | scouring pad; kitchen sponge | |
| 清洁剂 | detergent; cleaning solution | |
| 高露洁 | Colgate (brand) | |
| 洁面露 | cleansing lotion | |
| 洁面乳 | cleansing lotion | |
| 自洁 | to cleanse oneself; to sanctify oneself; self-cleaning (spark plug, oven etc) | |
| 洁白 | spotlessly white; pure white | |
| 洗洁精 | dishwashing liquid | |
| 高洁 | noble and clean-living; lofty and unsullied | |
| 光洁 | bright and clean |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 吉 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吉 sound part | lucky, propitious, good | |
| 结 | knot, tie; to connect, to join | |
| 桔 | orange, tangerine | |
| 髻 | bun, topknot | |
| 诘 | to question, to interrogate | |
| 秸 | stalks of millet or corn | |
| 颉 | contest; to fly, to soar | |
| 拮 | busy, occupied; to pursue | |
| 黠 | sly, cunning, shrewd; artful | |
| 劼 | cautious, discreet, prudent | |
| 咭 | (Cant.) to guard (from Engl. 'guard'); a card (from Engl. 'card'); young and pretty (from … | |
| 佶 | strong, robust; exact, correct | |
| 鲒 | clam; oyster |