洁
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jié · clean, pure

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 洁

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jiéWords pronounced jié
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Example sentences

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Tā yǒu yì kē chún jié de xīn.她有一颗纯洁的心。

She has a clean heart.

Source: Tatoeba #866757 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liǎng zhě dōu kě yǐ, dàn shì qián zhě gèng jiǎn jié.两者都可以,但是前者更简洁。

Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.

Source: Tatoeba #3480115 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de jī fū rú tóng niú nǎi yí yàng jié bái, shēn shàng méi yǒu yí chù bān diǎn.她的肌肤如同牛奶一样洁白,身上没有一处斑点。

Her skin is as white as milk, without a single blemish on her body.

Source: Tatoeba #8589283 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chéng rèn, wǒ bú shì shì jiè shàng zuì zhěng jié de rén.我承认,我不是世界上最整洁的人。

I admit that I'm not the tidiest person in the world.

Source: Tatoeba #1334008 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de píng lùn jiǎn jié qiě jīzhòng yào hài.他的评论简洁且击中要害。

His comment was concise and to the point.

Source: Tatoeba #1783896 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de fáng jiān zǒng shì nà me zhěng jié gān jìng.他的房间总是那么整洁干净。

His room is always tidy.

Source: Tatoeba #1899656 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 洁 in context

  1. Say jié, then recall the core meaning: clean, pure.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 清洁 (qīng jié), meaning “clean”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 洁 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.