清 qīng

1. qīng adjective clear; clean
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 澄净 or 纯洁, as in 清洁 or 清澈 (CC-CEDICT '清'; Guoyu '清' adj 1; Kroll '清' 1, p. 370; Unihan '清')
2. qīng proper noun Qing Dynasty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: From 1644 to 1911; see 清朝 (CC-CEDICT '清'; Guoyu '清' n 1)
3. qìng adjective peaceful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 寂静, as in 清静 (Guoyu '清' adj 3; Unihan '清')
4. qìng adjective transparent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll '清' 1b, p. 370)
5. qìng noun upper six notes
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In Chinese traditional music (Kroll '清' 4, p. 370)
6. qìng adjective distinctive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '清'; Kroll '清' 7, p. 370)
7. qìng adjective lofty and unsullied; honest
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 高洁 or 廉洁; for example, 清士 'an upright and outstanding person' (CC-CEDICT '清'; Guoyu '清' adj 2; Kroll '清' 2c, p. 370)
8. qìng adjective elegant; graceful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 秀美; for example, the idiom 眉清目秀 'delicate features' (Guoyu '清' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '清' 5, p. 370)
9. qìng adverb purely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 单纯; for example, 清一色 'monotone' (CC-CEDICT '清'; Guoyu '清' adv 1; Kroll '清' 2, p. 370)
10. qìng adverb completely gone; with nothing remaining
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 净尽 (Guoyu '清' adv 2)
11. qìng adverb clearly; obviously
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 明白; for example, 謄清 'written clearly' (Guoyu '清' adv 3; Kroll '清' 1a, p. 370)
12. qìng verb to eliminate; to clean
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 清除 (Guoyu '清' v 1)
13. qìng verb to tidy up
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 整顿 (Guoyu '清' v 2)
14. qìng verb to pay the bill; to settle accounts
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 结帐; as in 清帐 (Guoyu '清' v 3)
15. qìng verb to check a total; to recalculate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 点检; as in 清点 (Guoyu '清' v 4)
16. qìng noun blood serum
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 血清 (Guoyu '清' n 2)
17. qìng proper noun Qing
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '清' n 3)

Contained in

• 两清(兩清) loan settled (business term); business complete to the satisfaction of both parties
• 晚清 the late Qing; late 19th and early 20th century China
• 清查 to check
• 小清新 hipster
• 撇清 to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear
• 清道 to clean the street; to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)
• 清恬 pure and quiet (of life); tranquil and comfortable
• 清商乐(清商樂) a genre of sorrowful musical composition
• 蛋清 egg white
• 清闲(清閒) idle; leisurely
• 清凉(清涼) cool; refreshing
• 清册(清冊) detailed list; inventory
• 清算行 clearing bank
• 认清(認清) to see clearly; to recognize
• 清晰度 definition; sharpness; clarity
• 謄清 written clearly
• 清算 to settle accounts; to clear accounts; to liquidate; to expose and criticize
• 清贫(清貧) to be poor
• 玉洁冰清(玉潔冰清) clear as ice and clean as jade; spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible
• 清脆 sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 輕脆|轻脆
• 清炖(清燉) to stew meat without seasoning
• 清空 to clear; to empty
• 清澄 limpid; clear
• 自视清高(自視清高) to think highly of oneself; giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-important
• 吴清源(吳清源) Go Seigen
• 旁观者清(旁觀者清) the person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear; the spectator sees more of the game
• 触发清单(觸發清單) trigger list
• 数清(數清) to count; to enumerate exactly
• 清逸 fresh and elegant
• 正直清廉 upright and honest
• 弄清 to clarify; to fully understand
• 清湛 clear
• 清仓查库(清倉查庫) to make an inventory of warehouses

Also contained in

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• 第七十回 Chapter 70 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 78
• 卷一百九十八 列傳第八十六 楊一清 王瓊 彭澤 毛伯溫 翁萬達 Volume 198 Biographies 86: Yang Yiqing, Wang Qiong, Peng Ze, Mao Bowen, Weng Wanda History of Ming 明史 — count: 74
• 第九十八回 Chapter 98 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 74
• 第九十五回 Chapter 95 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 53
• 卷一百〇四 列傳第五十四: 高仙芝 封常清 哥舒翰 Volume 104 Biographies 54: Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, Ge Shuhan Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 51
• 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 51
• 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 50
• 第九十六回 Chapter 96 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 48
• 卷四百十四 列傳第一百七十三 史弥远 鄭清之 史嵩之 董槐 葉夢鼎 馬廷鸞 Volume 414 Biographies 173: Shi Miyuan, Zheng Qingzhi, Shi Songzhi, Dong Huai, Ye Mengding, Ma Tingluan History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
• 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 38

Collocations

• 清庙 (清廟) 清廟 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧清廟 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Qing Miao — count: 11
• 清丘 (清丘) 同盟于清丘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 8
• 清瘘 (清瘺) 則無以清瘺也 — Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露, 卷六 服制像第十四 二端第十五 符瑞第十六 俞序第十七 離合根第十八 立元神第十九 保位權第二十　Scroll 6 — count: 6
• 清扬 (清揚) 子之清揚 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧君子偕老 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Jun Zi Xie Lao — count: 6
• 及清 (及清) 及清 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
• 神清 (神清) 神清者嗜欲弗能亂 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二　俶真訓 Chapter 2: Starting with the Truth — count: 4
• 维清 (維清) 維清 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧維清 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Wei Qing — count: 4
• 声清 (聲清) 其聲清陽而遠聞 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 4
• 清蹧 (清蹧) 稻醴清糟 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《內則》 The Pattern of the Family — count: 3
• 水清 (水清) 滄浪之水清兮 — Mencius 孟子, 離婁上 Li Lou I — count: 3