净

clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,524 U+51C0

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

冫 (semantic, “water”) + 争 (phonetic, zhēng)

components: 冫争

clean · Heisig RSH #952

ice + 争 contend

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 争

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 争 (zhēng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
争 sound component	zhēng	to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
静	jìng	still, quiet, motionless, gentle
睁	zhēng	to open one's eyes; to stare
筝	zhēng	guzheng, zither, string instrument
铮	zhēng	clanging sound; a small gong
峥	zhēng	high, lofty, noble; perilous, steep
狰	zhēng	fierce-looking, ferocious

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不干不净，吃了没病	bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng	a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb); a couple of germs won't do you any harm
空气净化器	kōng qì jìng huà qì	air purifier
眼不见为净	yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng	what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't gri…
手脚不干净	shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng	thieving; light-fingered; prone to stealing
不干不净	bù gān bù jìng	unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed
一干二净	yī gān èr jìng	thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
干净利落	gān jìng lì luo	squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient
净水器	jìng shuǐ qì	water purifier
净身出户	jìng shēn chū hù	to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or property)
耳根清净	ěr gēn qīng jìng	lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
市净率	shì jìng lǜ	(finance) price-to-book ratio
净收入	jìng shōu rù	net income; net profit
净利率	jìng lì lǜ	net profit margin; net margin
净水	jìng shuǐ	purified water; to purify water
白净	bái jìng	(of skin) fair and clear
净化	jìng huà	to purify
净手	jìng shǒu	to wash one's hands; (fig.) to go to the toilet
净高	jìng gāo	(architecture) clear height; vertical clearance (from the floor to the lowest hanging obje…
净利	jìng lì	net profit
净重	jìng zhòng	net weight