洁 jié — clean, pure · English

洁

jié

clean, pure

At a glance · 洁

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

洁字小篆从水絜声（繁體潔），为形声字；本义为干净、廉洁。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

洁本义为清洁、洁净，引申为廉洁。

Structure

形声字，左部『水』为意符，右部『絜』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjié

Radical氵

Strokes9

UnicodeU+6D01

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English clean, pure Jie is a phonetic-semantic character meaning clean and pure.

Français propre, pur Jie est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant propre et pur.

Español limpio, puro Jie es un carácter fonosemántico que significa limpio y puro.

العربية نظيف، طاهر جيه حرف صوتي دلالي يعني النظيف والطاهر.

Русский чистый, непорочный Цзе — фоносемантический знак, означающий чистый и непорочный.

Common words

洁净jié jìngclean
清洁qīng jiéclean

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