澄清
Old HSK 6
澄清 (chéngqīng) · to clarify
澄清 (chéngqīng) means “to clarify; clear (water)”. It is written with 2 characters: 澄 (clear) + 清 (clean). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 澄清 is built
The characters
澄 chéng · clear
What 澄 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 登dēng — to rise
- 癶bō — legs
- 豆dòu — beans
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
清 qīng · clean
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)
Example sentences
我想澄清一下这件事。Wǒ xiǎng chéngqīng yíxià zhè jiàn shì.I'd like to clear this matter up.
公司发表声明澄清了事实。Gōngsī fābiǎo shēngmíng chéngqīng le shìshí.The company issued a statement to clarify the facts.
Questions about 澄清
What does 澄清 mean?
澄清 (chéngqīng) means “to clarify; clear (water)”.
How do you pronounce 澄清?
澄清 is pronounced chéngqīng.
Which HSK level is 澄清?
澄清 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 清楚qīngchuclear
- 清醒qīngxǐngawake
- 清淡qīngdànlight (food)
- 清澈qīngchèclear
- 清晨qīngchénearly morning
- 清除qīngchúto clear away
- 清洁qīngjiéclean
- 清理qīnglǐto clear up
- 清晰qīngxīclear
- 清真qīngzhēnhalal
Learn 澄清 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.