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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 澄清

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
澄清 chéng qīng - clear (of liquid)
- limpid
- to clarify
- to make sth clear
- to be clear (about the facts)
澄清 dèng qīng - to settle (of liquid)
- to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)
- precipitate (chemistry)
- to put in order
- to quell disturbances

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 6,909 9,335 11,598

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chéng- surname Cheng
chéng- clear
- limpid
- to clarify
- to purify
dèng- (of liquid) to settle
- to become clear
chéng- variant of 澄[cheng2]
qīng- Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911)
- surname Qing
qīng- (of water etc) clear; clean
- quiet; still
- pure; uncorrupted
- clear; distinct
- to clear; to settle (accounts)

Other Words Containing 澄清

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
澄清 6 8 6,909 9,335 11,598