澈 (chè): clear (water)
澈 (chè) is a Chinese character meaning “clear (water).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic), 育 (structural) and 攵 (structural). It ranks #3069 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 澈 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).
Definitions
- clear (water)
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticwater
Decomposition: ⿰氵⿰育攵 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清澈adjective | qīng chè | clear |
| 明澈adjective | míng chè | clear |
| 清澈见底adjective | qīng chè jiàn dǐ | water so clear you can see the bottom |
| 清澈透底 | qīng chè tòu dǐ | (of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom |
| 澈查 | chè chá | variant of 徹查|彻查 |
| 澈底adjective | chè dǐ | variant of 徹底|彻底 |
| 透澈adjective | tòu chè | variant of 透徹|透彻 |
| 澄澈adjective | chéng chè | limpid |
澈 appears in 8 compound words: 25 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 澈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这条澈流经三个省份,滋养了沿岸的农田。
zhè tiáo chè liú jīng sān gè shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .
This clear stream flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmland along its banks.
高耸的灯塔、澄澈的湖水、伸向远方的栈桥、橘红色的落日相映成景。
gāo sǒng de dēng tǎ , chéng chè de hú shuǐ , shēn xiàng yuǎn fāng de 栈 qiáo , jú hóng sè de luò rì xiāng yìng chéng jǐng .
The towering lighthouse, the crystal-clear lake, the pier stretching into the distance, and the orange-red sunset all come together to create a picturesque scene.
所以,从原理上来说,一块看起来非常清澈的大冰块,通常也具备更好的耐融性能。
suǒ yǐ , cóng yuán lǐ shàng lái shuō , yī kuài kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng qīng chè de dà bīng kuài , tōng cháng yě jù bèi gēng hǎo de nài róng xìng néng .
Therefore, in principle, a large block of ice that appears very clear usually has better resistance to melting.
两国青少年澄澈童声相互交融,完成一场跨越国界的音乐对话。
liǎng guó qīng shǎo nián chéng chè tóng shēng xiāng hù jiāo róng , wán chéng yī chǎng kuà yuè guó jiè de yīn lè duì huà .
The crystal-clear voices of the young singers from both countries blended together, creating a musical dialogue that transcended national borders.
看水质 进到游泳场所后,首先看水是否清澈,是不是能够一眼到底,水上有无漂浮物。
kàn shuǐ zhì jìn dào yóu yǒng chǎng suǒ hòu , shǒu xiān kàn shuǐ shì fǒu qīng chè , shì bù shì néng gòu yī yǎn dào de , shuǐ shàng yǒu wú piāo fú wù .
Check the Water Quality: Once you enter the swimming area, first check whether the water is clear, whether you can see the bottom at a glance, and whether there are any floating objects on the surface.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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