潔 meaning and stroke order
Clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse
How to write 潔, stroke by stroke
15 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 潔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- clean
How 潔 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 絜 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 潔
潔 combines water 氵 on the left with 絜 (jié) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture water washing something until it is clean and pure.
潔 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and it rarely stands alone. It appears in words like 清潔 (qīngjié, clean), 整潔 (zhěngjié, tidy) and 簡潔 (jiǎnjié, concise). Example: 房間很整潔。(Fángjiān hěn zhěngjié.) The room is very tidy.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 清潔 (qīngjié) and 乾淨 (gānjìng). 乾淨 is the everyday word for clean, while 清潔 sounds more formal and often means the act of cleaning, as in 清潔工 (qīngjiégōng, cleaner).
Common words with 潔
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 清潔 | qīngjié | clean; to clean | HSK 6 |
| 清潔工 | qīngjiégōng | cleaner; janitor | HSK 6 |
| 純潔 | chúnjié | pure; clean and honest | HSK 7-9 |
| 整潔 | zhěngjié | neatly; tidy | HSK 7-9 |
| 簡潔 | jiǎnjié | concise; succinct | HSK 7-9 |
| 潔淨 | jiéjìng | clean; to cleanse | HSK 7-9 |
| 廉潔 | liánjié | incorruptible; unbribable; honest | HSK 7-9 |
| 聖潔 | shèngjié | pure and holy | |
| 貞潔 | zhēnjié | chastity | |
| 清潔劑 | qīngjiéjì | detergent; cleaning solution | |
| 潔癖 | jiépǐ | mysophobia; obsession with cleanliness | |
| 潔白 | jiébái | spotlessly white; pure white |
Questions about 潔
How many strokes are in 潔?
潔 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 潔 mean?
潔 (jié) means clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse. A common word with it is 清洁 (qīngjié), meaning "clean; to clean".
How do you pronounce 潔?
潔 is pronounced jié, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 潔?
The radical of 潔 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 潔 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 潔?
潔 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 洁, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 潔 and 洁?
They are the same character. 洁 is the simplified form used in mainland China, and 潔 is the traditional form. Pronunciation and meaning are identical.
Can 潔 describe a person, not just a place?
Yes. In words like 純潔 (chúnjié, pure and innocent) and 廉潔 (liánjié, incorruptible), it describes moral cleanliness, such as an honest official or an innocent heart.