1. 清
  2. 楚

清

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  • 335th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 169 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
清→
氵青
2Radical
清→
氵water青green/blue
3Graphical
清→
⺀㇀龶冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qīng (Qing1)Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911) • surname Qing
2. qīng (qing1)clear • distinct • quiet • just and honest • pure • to settle or clear up • to clean up or purge

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 清 qīng (qing1)The component 青 is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

清 
清新 
清早 
清晨 
清晰 
清楚 
清醒 
高清 

Medium Frequency

冷冷清清 
冷清 
分清 
大清早 
模糊不清 
清一色 
清单 (清單)
清扫 (清掃)
清明 
清朝 
清水 
清洗 
清凉 (清涼)
清淡 
清净 (清淨)
清洁 (清潔)
清洁工 (清潔工)
清澈 
清热 (清熱)
清爽 
清理 
清白 
清秀 
清空 
清纯 (清純)
清脆 
清华 (清華)
清蒸 
清远 (清遠)
清酒 
清闲 (清閒)
清除 
清静 (清靜)
清风 (清風)
清香 
清高 
澄清 
看清 
认清 (認清)
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楚

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  • 857th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
楚→
林疋
2Radical
楚→
林N/A疋bolt of cloth
3Graphical
楚→
林㇖龰

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǔ (Chu3)surname Chu • abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together • Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
2. chǔ (chu3)distinct • clear • orderly • pain • suffering • deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) • punishment cane (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

楚 also appears in:
憷礎齼

Example Words

High Frequency

清楚 

Medium Frequency

宋楚瑜 
楚楚 
痛楚 
苦楚 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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