净 (jìng): clean, completely, only
净 (jìng) is a Chinese character meaning “clean.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冫 (semantic) and 争 (phonetic). It ranks #1369 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 净 water. Its radical form 冫 (ice) appears in many related characters such as 冷 (lěng, cold), 准 (zhǔn, to allow), 冬 (dōng, winter).
Definitions
- clean
- completely
- only
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 净
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 净化verb | jìng huà | to purify |
| 纯净adjective | chún jìng | pure |
| 一干二净phrase | yī gān èr jìng | thoroughly (idiom) |
| 干净利落 | gān jìng lì luo | squeaky clean |
| 洁净adjective | jié jìng | clean |
| 清净adjective | qīng jìng | peaceful |
| 净土noun | jìng tǔ | (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit) |
| 净值noun | jìng zhí | net value |
| 净水verb | jìng shuǐ | purified water |
| 纯净水noun | chún jìng shuǐ | purified water |
| 白净adjective | bái jìng | (of skin) fair and clear |
| 净收入 | jìng shōu rù | net income |
| 净高noun | jìng gāo | (architecture) clear height |
| 净利noun | jìng lì | net profit |
| 眼不见为净phrase | yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng | what remains unseen is deemed to be clean |
净 appears in 46 compound words: 41 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 15 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 净 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
to leave without taking any property after divorce; to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or properties)
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
to leave without taking any property after divorce; to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or properties)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了净字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le jìng zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "净" in the dictionary.
【北水炒D乜】净流入31.31亿元,买南方恒生科技沽泡泡...
běi shuǐ chǎo D 乜 jìng liú rù 3 1 . 3 1 yì yuán , mǎi nán fāng héng shēng kē jì gū pāo pāo . . .
The net inflow was 3.131 billion yuan, buying Southern Hang Seng Technology and selling bubbles...
...衣服最忌三个时间段?避开这些时段洗得更干净
. . . yī fú zuì jì sān gè shí jiān duàn ? bì kāi zhè xiē shí duàn xǐ dé gēng gān jìng
... Clothes are the most taboo for three time periods? Avoid these times to wash more cleanly
《金融股》玉山金去年净利342.9亿元再创新猷 启动金控2.0...
jīn róng gǔ yù shān jīn qù nián jìng lì 3 4 2 . 9 yì yuán zài chuàng xīn 猷 qǐ dòng jīn kòng 2 . 0 . . .
"Financial Stocks" Yushan Gold's net profit last year was 34.29 billion yuan, and it set a new record and launched Financial Holding 2.0...
...一!Apolnus 新一级能效奈米空气清净机推荐,小坪数也能有干净好空气。
. . . yī ! A p o l n u s xīn yī jí néng xiào nài mǐ kōng qì qīng jìng jī tuī jiàn , xiǎo píng shǔ yě néng yǒu gān jìng hǎo kōng qì .
... One! Apolnus new level 1 energy efficiency nano air purifier is recommended, and even small square meters can have clean and good air.
...2025年业绩发表:管理资产规模翻四倍,净利激增65%
. . . 2 0 2 5 nián yè jì fā biǎo : guǎn lǐ zī chǎn guī mó fān sì bèi , jìng lì jī zēng 6 5
... 2025 results announcement: assets under management quadrupled, net profit surged 65%
杯子里的水干净吗？
Bēizi lǐ de shuǐ gānjìng ma?
Is the water in the glass clean?
你想要一把干净的叉子吗？
Nǐ xiǎngyào yī bǎ gānjìng de chāzi ma?
Do you want a clean fork?
他想把这些衬衫洗干净。
Tā xiǎng bǎ zhèxiē chènshān xǐ gānjìng.
He wants these shirts washed.
经理命令要把所有房间尽快打扫干净。
Jīnglǐ mìnglìng yào bǎ suǒyǒu fángjiān jǐnkuài dǎsǎo gānjìng.
The manager ordered all the rooms to be swept clean as soon as possible.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 冫 (water) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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