潔
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jié · clean, pure

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 潔

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 潔

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Example sentences

Notice where 潔 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ mén yí dìng yào bǎo chí shuāng shǒu qīng jié.我們一定要保持雙手清潔。

We must keep our hands clean.

Source: Tatoeba #505676 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng bǎo chí dà jiā de kè shì zhěng jié.請保持大家的課室整潔。

Please keep the classroom tidy.

Source: Tatoeba #11123233 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jié xī de fǎ yǔ shuō dé bù hǎo, dé yǔ shuō dé gèng chà.潔西的法語說得不好,德語說得更差。

Jessie spoke bad French and worse German.

Source: Tatoeba #894379 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ hé mǎ lí bú xiàng yǐ qián nà yàng zhěng jié le.湯姆和瑪麗不像以前那樣整潔了。

Tom and Mary aren't as tidy as they used to be.

Source: Tatoeba #10563978 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà zhēn zhěng jié.那真整潔。

That was pretty neat.

Source: Tatoeba #6103222 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hǎo xué shēng zǒng shì bǎo chí zhuō miàn zhěng jié.好學生總是保持桌面整潔。

Good students always keep their desk clean.

Source: Tatoeba #13573449 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 潔 in context

  1. Say jié, then recall the core meaning: clean, pure.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 潔 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.