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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
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Old Chinese
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琤
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*sʰraːŋ, *sʰreːŋ
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崢
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*zraːŋ, *zreːŋ
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鬇
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*zraːŋ, *zreːŋ
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爭
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*ʔsreːŋ
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箏
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*ʔsreːŋ
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猙
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*ʔsreːŋ, *zeŋʔ
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埩
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*ʔsreːŋ, *zreːŋ
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諍
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*ʔsreːŋs
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凈
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*sʰreːŋ
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錚
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*sʰreːŋ
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棦
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*sʰreːŋ
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竫
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*zreŋʔ
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睜
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*zeŋʔ
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淨
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*zeŋs
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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)
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Character
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淨
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淨
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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jìng
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jìng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dzjengH ›
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‹ dzjengH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*N-tseŋ-s/
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/*m-tseŋ-s/
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English
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clean (adj.)
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cleanse (v.t.)
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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.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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淨
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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17157
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Phonetic component
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争
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Rime group
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耕
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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淨
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Old Chinese
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/*zeŋs/
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Notes
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見墨子,說文靜聲
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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 ― jìnglì ― 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.
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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 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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