晰 (xī): clear, distinct
晰 (xī) is a Chinese character meaning “clear.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (semantic) and 析 (phonetic). It ranks #2168 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 晰 sun. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- clear
- distinct
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 晰
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明晰 | míng xī | clear |
| 清晰度 | qīng xī dù | definition |
| 高清晰度 | gāo qīng xī dù | high definition (instruments) |
晰 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 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 晰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
晰出时分，渔民们已经出海捕鱼了。
xī chū shí fēn , yú mín men yǐ jīng chū hǎi bǔ yú le .
By the time dawn broke, the fishermen had already set out to sea to catch fish.
...压一度试探4400,技术面逻辑已经相当清晰
. . . yā yī dù shì tàn 4 4 0 0 , jì shù miàn luó jí yǐ jīng xiāng dāng qīng xī
...Testing the 4,400 level; the technical picture is now quite clear
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guǎng dōng cháng zhě cài yuán wā dào shǒu zhǎng zhuàng huái shān zhǐ jiǎ qīng xī kě jiàn wǎn jù wǎng mín yú 9 0 0 0 yuán shōu gòu
Senior Citizen in Guangdong Finds Palm-Sized Chinese Yam with Clearly Visible "Fingernails" in Garden; Declines Online Offer of Over 9,000 Yuan
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9 0 zhǔ bō cǎi kēng ! diàn nǎo qīng xī shǒu jī mó hú ? gāo qīng zhí bō jǐn jǐn kào zhè 2 bù ! zhí . . .
90% of streamers fall into this trap! Clear on PC but blurry on mobile? Achieve HD streaming in just two steps! #Live...
这台电脑的屏幕很清晰。
Zhè tái diànnǎo de píngmù hěn qīngxī.
This computer has a sharp screen.
Character Family
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