淨

See also: 凈, 浄, and 净

淨	U+6DE8, 淨 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6DE8

← 淧
[U+6DE7]

CJK Unified Ideographs

淩 →
[U+6DE9]

Translingual

Traditional	淨
Shinjitai	浄
Simplified	净

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: 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

trad.		淨
simp.		净^*
alternative forms		浄凈㵾瀞𩓞

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (爭) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìng (jing⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶, zeng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiang
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chēng / chiāⁿ / chīⁿ
(Teochew, Peng'im): zêng⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): xxin (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìng
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴
  - Yale: jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
  - Palladius: цзин (czin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing⁶, zeng⁶
  - Yale: jihng, jehng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶, dzeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing⁶, zéng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²²/, /t͡sɛːŋ²²/

Note:

zing6 - literary;
zeng6 - vernacular.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiang
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiang⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chēng
  - Tâi-lô: tsīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiāⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiānn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvia
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiã²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiã³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsīnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕĩ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕĩ³³/

Note:

chēng - literary;
chiāⁿ - vernacular (“painted-face role”);
chīⁿ - vernacular (limited, e.g. 尖淨).

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêng⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: xxin (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʑ̥ɪɲ²³/

Middle Chinese: /d͡ziᴇŋ^H/

Rime
Character	淨
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	疾政切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋ^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*N-tseŋ-s/, /*m-tseŋ-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*zeŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	淨	淨
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jìng	jìng
Middle Chinese	‹ dzjeng^H ›	‹ dzjeng^H ›
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. [t] 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 [Jyutping] ― a bowl of noodles with nothing else
to clean; to cleanse
finished; with nothing left
net
淨利／净利 ― jìnglì ― net income; net profit
only; merely; nothing but
你別淨說好聽的。／你别净说好听的。 ― 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. [Jyutping]
(please add an English translation of this 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, [Jyutping]
  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.
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 (zai1)
(painted-face role):

Dialectal synonyms of 淨角 (“painted-face role”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		淨, 淨角
Mandarin	Beijing	花臉兒, 花臉
	Harbin	花臉
	Yantai (Muping)	花臉
	Jinan	淨, 花臉
	Luoyang	黑頭
	Wanrong	花臉
	Xi'an	花臉
	Lanzhou	花臉
	Ürümqi	花臉
	Wuhan	花臉
	Chengdu	花臉
	Guiyang	花臉, 大花臉
	Liuzhou	淨角, 花臉
	Xuzhou	花臉
	Yangzhou	花臉
	Nanjing	花臉
Cantonese	Dongguan	大花面
Gan	Nanchang	大花臉
	Lichuan	花面
	Pingxiang	花臉
Hakka	Meixian	淨
Hakka	Yudu	大花面
Jin	Xinzhou	唱黑哩
Min Dong	Fuzhou	花面
Min Nan	Xiamen	花面, 大淨, 淨
Min Nan	Zhangzhou	大淨
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	花面, 大花面
Wu	Shanghai	大花面
	Suzhou	大面
	Danyang	大面
	Hangzhou	大花臉, 大面
	Ningbo	大花臉
	Jinhua	大花面
Xiang	Changsha	花臉

Compounds

Derived terms from 淨

一乾二淨／一干二净 (yīgān'èrjìng)
三淨肉／三净肉
不乾不淨／不干不净 (bùgānbùjìng)
不乾淨／不干净
不淨觀／不净观
乾乾淨淨／干干净净 (gāngānjìngjìng)
乾圓潔淨／干圆洁净
乾淨／干净 (gānjìng)
乾淨俐落／干净俐落 (gānjìnglìluo)
乾淨爽利／干净爽利
代淨／代净
僻淨／僻净
六根清淨／六根清净
副淨／副净
勻淨／匀净
外淨／外净
大淨／大净 (dàjìng)
小淨／小净 (xiǎojìng)
小淨手／小净手
心淨／心净
打淨撈乾／打净捞干
打鬼淨淨／打鬼净净
推乾淨兒／推干净儿
明淨／明净 (míngjìng)
明淨敞亮／明净敞亮
明窗淨几／明窗净几
東淨／东净
水淨鵝飛／水净鹅飞
沒乾沒淨／没干没净
沒乾淨／没干净
沙悟淨／沙悟净 (Shā Wùjìng)
洗淨／洗净 (xǐjìng)

洗淨鉛華／洗净铅华
消滅淨盡／消灭净尽
淨值／净值 (jìngzhí)
淨值法／净值法
淨價／净价
淨光／净光
淨利／净利 (jìnglì)
淨化／净化 (jìnghuà)
淨化作用／净化作用
淨化燃煤／净化燃煤
淨君／净君
淨噸位／净吨位
淨土／净土 (jìngtǔ)
淨土宗／净土宗 (Jìngtǔzōng)
淨宅／净宅
淨心／净心
淨手／净手
淨投資／净投资
淨本／净本
淨桶／净桶
淨業／净业
淨水／净水 (jìngshuǐ)
淨水器／净水器 (jìngshuǐqì)
淨理／净理
淨琉璃／净琉璃
淨瓶／净瓶
淨盡／净尽 (jìngjìn)
淨筵／净筵
淨素／净素
淨角／净角 (jìngjué)
淨賺／净赚 (jìngzhuàn)
淨身／净身 (jìngshēn)

淨身人／净身人
淨重／净重 (jìngzhòng)
淨院／净院
淨面／净面
淨鞭／净鞭
淨頭／净头
淨飯王／净饭王
淨餘／净余
淨髮／净发
清淨／清净 (qīngjìng)
清淨守節／清净守节
清淨無為／清净无为
源清流淨／源清流净
潔淨／洁净 (jiéjìng)
澄淨／澄净
甜鞋淨襪／甜鞋净袜
白淨／白净 (báijing)
白淨面皮／白净面皮
白白淨淨／白白净净 (báibaijingjing)
窗明几淨／窗明几净 (chuāngmíngjījìng)
紅淨／红净
純淨／纯净 (chúnjìng)
純淨新聞／纯净新闻
素淨／素净 (sùjing)
絲鞋淨襪／丝鞋净袜
罄淨／罄净
義淨／义净
耳根清淨／耳根清净
背淨／背净
自淨作用／自净作用
西方淨土／西方净土
風輕雲淨／风轻云净

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 淨 – see 埩 (“moat around the gate of the capital of ancient state of Lu”). (This character, 淨, is a variant form of 埩.)

Pronunciation

Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): zêng⁶

Min Nan
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêng⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³⁵/

Definitions

淨 (Teochew)

to chase
to drive away; to chase away

Japanese

Shinjitai	浄
Kyūjitai	淨

Kanji

淨

(“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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