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clean

HSK 10 N1
jìng
ジョウ、セイ
きよ.める、きよ.い
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 爭 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (淨)
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
contend
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Simplified (净)
ice+ contend =
clean
Meaning component
bīng ice
Used here as a shorthand form of 氵 (water).
Phonetic component
zhēng contend
dispute, fight, contend, strive
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
きよい
Kiyoi female given name
きよし
Kiyoshi male given name
きよみ
Kiyomi female given name
きよむ
Kiyomu male given name
きよら
Kiyora female given name
じょう
given name
じょうじ
Jōji unclassified name
じょうほう
Jōhou unclassified name
きよし
Kiyoshi unclassified name
じょう
female given name