干净
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
干净 (gānjìng) · clean
干净 (gānjìng) means “clean”. It is written with 2 characters: 干 (dry) + 净 (clean). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 干净 is built
The characters
干 gān · dry
What 干 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A club or axe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
净 jìng · clean
What 净 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 争zhēng — to dispute
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 争 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个杯子不干净。Zhège bēizi bù gānjìng.This cup isn't clean.
你的手洗干净了吗？Nǐ de shǒu xǐ gānjìng le ma?Have you washed your hands clean?
Questions about 干净
What does 干净 mean?
干净 (gānjìng) means “clean”.
How do you pronounce 干净?
干净 is pronounced gānjìng.
Which HSK level is 干净?
干净 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 干什么gànshénmewhat to do
- 干杯gānbēicheers!
- 干活儿gànhuórto work
- 干吗gànmáwhy
- 能干nénggàncapable
- 饼干bǐnggānbiscuit
- 干脆gāncuìsimply
- 干燥gānzàodry
- 才干cáigànability
- 干旱gānhàndrought
Learn 干净 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.