清洁 (qīngjié) · clean

清洁 (qīngjié) means “clean; to clean”. It is written with 2 characters: 清 (clean) + 洁 (clean). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 清洁 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 洁 is made of

氵shuǐ — water
吉jí — lucky
- 士shì — scholar
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

我们要保持教室清洁。Wǒmen yào bǎochí jiàoshì qīngjié.We should keep the classroom clean.

他每天负责清洁楼道。Tā měitiān fùzé qīngjié lóudào.He cleans the corridors every day.

What does 清洁 mean?

清洁 (qīngjié) means “clean; to clean”.

How do you pronounce 清洁?

清洁 is pronounced qīngjié.

Which HSK level is 清洁?

清洁 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 清洁 with its group

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