清

Mandarin · pinyin qīng#

Meanings · qīng

  1. (of water etc) clear; clean
  2. quiet; still
  3. pure; uncorrupted
  4. clear; distinct
  5. to clear; to settle (accounts)
Mandarin · pinyin Qīng#

Meanings · Qīng

  1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)
  2. surname Qing
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清
qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
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1 · qing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceng1 · cing1

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character · Etymology 1

  1. clear; limpid
  2. clean; unstained
  3. pure; unmixed
  4. distinct; clear; apparent
  5. fair and honest; upright
  6. quiet; still
  7. (archaic, literary) deep or clear water; the appearance of clear water
  8. (phonetics) unaspirated
  9. to clear (throat, etc.); to clean
  10. to settle; to sort out
  11. (~朝) the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu) (1644-1911)
  12. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Gan, Xiang, Eastern Min, Shaojiang Min, of liquids) dilute, thin
  13. undigested
  14. (Teochew) only; merely
  15. a surname

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) synonym of 師兄 /师兄 (si¹ hing¹)

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清 · qing1 · Qing1
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Exact source records清 清 [qing1] /(of water etc) clear; clean/quiet; still/pure; uncorrupted/clear; distinct/to clear; to settle (accounts)/清 清 [Qing1] /Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)/surname Qing/