淨

Translingual

Han character

淨 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水月尸木 (EBSD), four-corner 3215₇, composition ⿰氵爭)

Derived characters

• 𪸊

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 630, character 27
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17669
• Dae Jaweon: page 1033, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1655, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6DE8

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Definitions

淨

1. clean; unspoilt

   把衣服洗淨／把衣服洗净  ―  bǎ yīfú xǐ jìng  ―  to wash clothes clean

2. (Cantonese) pure; with nothing else

   一碗淨麵／一碗净面 [Cantonese]  ―  jat¹ wun² zing⁶ min⁶   ―  a bowl of noodles with nothing else

3. to clean; to cleanse
4. finished; with nothing left
5. (of an amount) net

   Antonym: 毛 (máo)

   淨利／净利  ―  jìnglì  ―  net income; net profit

6. only; merely; nothing but

   你別淨說好聽的。 [MSC, trad.]
   你别净说好听的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ bié jìng shuō hǎotīng de.

   Don't say only good things.

   呢間壽司鋪淨做外賣，唔做堂食。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢间寿司铺净做外卖，唔做堂食。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei¹ gaan¹ sau⁶ si¹ pou^3-2 zing⁶ zou⁶ ngoi⁶ maai⁶, m⁴ zou⁶ tong⁴ sik⁶.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 係做木匠、在前開過一間細木舖、後來亦關唨咯、而家靜靠同人做工夫嚟過日子、 [Cantonese, trad.]
     系做木匠、在前开过一间细木铺、后来亦关唨咯、而家静靠同人做工夫嚟过日子、 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 粵音指南·上卷, 卷之一　應對須知

     hai⁶ zou⁶ muk⁶ zoeng^6-2, zoi⁶ cin⁴ hoi¹ gwo³ jat¹ gaan¹ sai³ muk⁶ pou^3-2, hau⁶ loi⁴ jik⁶ gwaan¹ zo² lo³, ji⁴ gaa¹ zing⁶ kaau³ tung⁴ jan⁴ zou⁶ gung¹ fu¹ lai⁴ gwo³ jat⁶ zi²,

     He used to work as a woodworker; he had operated a small wood shop, and later closed it as well; currently he only relies on working for other people to make a living.

7. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 剩 (“to be left; to remain”)
8. all; all the time
9. (opera) painted-face role

Synonyms

• (only; merely): 只 (zhǐ), 單／单 (dān), (Cantonese) 淨係／净系 (zing6 hai6), 齋／斋 (zaai1)
• (painted-face role):

Compounds

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

淨 (Teochew)

1. to chase
2. to drive away; to chase away

Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 浄)

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Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō)
• Kan-on: せい (sei)
• Kun: きよい (kiyoi)

Korean

Hanja

淨 • (jeong) (hangeul 정)

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Vietnamese

Han character

淨: Hán Nôm readings: gianh, tạnh, tĩnh, tịnh

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