清

clear

清 is composed of the BuShou of 水(water) and 青(the picture of grass next to a well, means the colour of green, blue and black). When a lake is blue or green in colour, the water is clear.

Vocabulary of 清

  • 清水 (clear water)
  • 清白 (stainless or innocent)
  • 清新 (pure and fresh)

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