凈 meaning and stroke order
Clean, pure; to cleanse
How to write 凈, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 凈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 淨|净[jing4]
How 凈 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
冫 gives the meaning and 爭 hints at the sound.
Radical: 冫 (ice), shared by 26 characters on this site.
How to remember 凈
The left side 冫 (ice) stands in for water, and 爭 (zhēng) gives the sound. Picture people fighting 爭 over clear, icy water to get themselves clean.
凈 is a variant form of 淨 and 净, so in modern texts you will usually see 净 in simplified Chinese and 淨 in traditional Chinese. It means clean or pure, and in speech it also means "only" or "nothing but". Example: 房間很乾凈。(Fángjiān hěn gānjìng.) The room is very clean.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 凈 with 淨 and think they are different words. They mean the same thing. 凈 has two dots 冫 on the left, and 淨 has three dots 氵. Also do not confuse it with 靜 (jìng, quiet), which sounds the same but has a different meaning.
Questions about 凈
How many strokes are in 凈?
凈 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 凈 mean?
凈 (jìng) means clean, pure; to cleanse.
How do you pronounce 凈?
凈 is pronounced jìng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 凈?
The radical of 凈 is 冫, which carries the idea of "ice". Dictionaries list 凈 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 凈?
凈 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 净, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Should I write 凈, 淨, or 净?
In mainland China, write 净. In Taiwan and Hong Kong, the standard form is 淨. You will see 凈 mostly in older printing, handwriting, or some Hong Kong texts.
What does 凈 mean in phrases like 凈說廢話?
Here it works as an adverb meaning "only" or "always nothing but". 凈說廢話 (jìng shuō fèihuà) means "talking nothing but nonsense", and it often sounds a little critical.