纯净水 (chúnjìngshuǐ) · purified water

纯净水 (chúnjìngshuǐ) means “purified water”. It is written with 3 characters: 纯 (pure) + 净 (clean) + 水 (water). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 纯净水 is built

The characters

纯 chún · pure

What 纯 is made of

纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
屯tún — village
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 屮chè — sprout
  - 凵qiǎn — container
  - 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 屯 gives the sound. (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)

水 shuǐ · water

What 水 is made of

亅 — hook

Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我想买一瓶纯净水。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī píng chúnjìngshuǐ.I'd like to buy a bottle of purified water.

你喝纯净水还是茶？Nǐ hē chúnjìngshuǐ háishi chá?Would you like purified water or tea?

Questions about 纯净水

What does 纯净水 mean?

纯净水 (chúnjìngshuǐ) means “purified water”.

How do you pronounce 纯净水?

纯净水 is pronounced chúnjìngshuǐ.

Which HSK level is 纯净水?

纯净水 is in HSK 4 (2021).

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Learn 纯净水 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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