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洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
洁 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

洁 Stroke Order — How to Write 洁

Stroke Order

洁 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

洁 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵吉

洁 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 吉 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 6 more strokes

洁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jié

Meanings of 洁 in Chinese

1

jié洁

"洁" (jié) means clean, neat, or tidy. It is often used to describe a state of organized cleanliness.
保持厨房的整洁是健康生活的重要部分。
Keeping the kitchen tidy is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.
Honest and incorruptible, referring to high moral character; to maintain one's moral integrity.
在复杂的环境中，她依然选择洁身自好，不随波逐流。
In a complex environment, she still chose to maintain her moral integrity and not go with the flow.

Common Words and Phrases with 洁

1
jié洁bái白
Spotlessly white; pure and unblemished.
那只猫的毛发洁白如雪。
The cat's fur is as pure white as snow.
2
jié洁jìng净
Clean and pure.
每次使用后，请保持工具洁净，以便下次使用。
Please keep the tools clean after each use for next time.
3
jié洁shēn身
to preserve one's purity; to keep oneself untainted
他努力洁身，不受不良风气影响。
He strives to keep himself pure and untainted, unaffected by negative trends.
4
jié洁shēn身zì自hào好
To maintain one's moral integrity and keep oneself from corrupting influences; to lead a clean and honest life.
她一直洁身自好，不受周围不良风气的影响，赢得了大家的尊重。
She has always maintained her personal integrity, unaffected by the negative influences around her, earning everyone's respect.

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Idioms with 洁

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Questions about 洁

What does 洁 mean in Chinese?

洁 (jié) means “"洁" (jié) means clean” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 洁?

洁 is pronounced jié in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 洁 have?

洁 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 洁?

洁 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 洁?

The radical of 洁 is 氵, and 洁 is a phono-semantic compound.