清晰 (qīngxī) · clear

清晰 (qīngxī) means “clear; distinct”. It is written with 2 characters: 清 (clean) + 晰 (clear). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 清晰 is built

What 清 is made of

氵shuǐ — water
青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
  - 冂 — frame
  - 二 — two strokes

Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 晰 is made of

日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
析xī — to split wood
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
  - 厂chǎng — cliff
  - 下xià — below

这张照片拍得很清晰。Zhè zhāng zhàopiān pāi de hěn qīngxī.This photo is very sharp.

他说话的声音很清晰。Tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn qīngxī.He speaks very clearly.

What does 清晰 mean?

清晰 (qīngxī) means “clear; distinct”.

How do you pronounce 清晰?

清晰 is pronounced qīngxī.

Which HSK level is 清晰?

清晰 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 清晰 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 148: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.