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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
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
Old Chinese
琤
*sʰraːŋ, *sʰreːŋ
崢
*zraːŋ, *zreːŋ
鬇
*zraːŋ, *zreːŋ
爭
*ʔsreːŋ
箏
*ʔsreːŋ
猙
*ʔsreːŋ, *zeŋʔ
埩
*ʔsreːŋ, *zreːŋ
諍
*ʔsreːŋs
凈
*sʰreːŋ
錚
*sʰreːŋ
棦
*sʰreːŋ
竫
*zreŋʔ
睜
*zeŋʔ
淨
*zeŋs
Etymology 1
Likely related to 清 (OC *sʰleŋ , “clean, pure”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Note :
zing6 - literary;
zeng6 - vernacular.
Note :
chēng - literary;
chiāⁿ - vernacular (“painted-face role”);
chīⁿ - vernacular (limited, e.g. 尖淨 ).
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
淨
淨
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
jìng
jìng
Middle Chinese
‹ dzjengH ›
‹ dzjengH ›
Old Chinese
/*N-tseŋ-s/
/*m-tseŋ-s/
English
clean (adj.)
cleanse (v.t.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
淨
Reading #
1/1
No.
17157
Phonetic component
争
Rime group
耕
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
淨
Old Chinese
/*zeŋs/
Notes
見 墨 子 ,說 文 靜 聲
Definitions
淨
clean ; unspoilt
把 衣服 洗 淨 / 把 衣服 洗 净 ― bǎ yīfú xǐ jìng ― to wash clothes clean
( 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
to clean ; to cleanse
finished ; with nothing left
(of an amount) net
Antonym: 毛 ( máo )
淨 利/ 净 利 ― jìng lì ― net income; net profit
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 pou3-2 zing6 zou6 ngoi6 maai6 , m4 zou6 tong4 sik6 . This sushi restaurant only does take-out and not dine-in.
1903 , 吳啟太 , 應對須知 , in 粵音指南 , volume 1, Hong Kong: 聚珍書樓 , translation of 官話指南 :
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. ] hai6 zou6 muk6 zoeng6-2 , zoi6 cin4 hoi1 gwo3 jat1 gaan1 sai3 muk6 pou3-2 , 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.
( Cantonese ) Alternative form of 剩 ( “ to be left; to remain ” )
all ; all the time
( 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 ) :
Dialectal synonyms of
淨角 (“painted-face role”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 淨 – see 埩 (“moat around the gate of the capital of ancient state of Lu”). (This character is a variant form of 埩 ).
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
淨 ( Teochew )
to chase
to drive away; to chase away
Japanese
Kanji
淨
(Jinmeiyō kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 浄 )
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Readings
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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