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 qīng
 sei
 
Clarity Scroll

清 is a word that means clarity or clear in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Looking at the parts of this character, you have three splashes of water on the left, “life” on the top right, and the moon on the lower right.

Because of something Confucius said about 2500 years ago, you can imagine that this character means “live life with clarity like bright moonlight piercing pure water.” The Confucian idea is something like “Keep clear what is pure in yourself, and let your pure nature show through.” Kind of like saying, “Don't pollute your mind or body, so that they remain clear.”

This might be stretching the definition of this single Chinese character but the elements are there, and “clarity” is a powerful idea.


Korean note: Korean pronunciation is given above but this character is written with a slight difference in the "moon radical" in Korean. However, anyone who can read Korean Hanja, will understand this character with no problem (this is considered an alternate form in Korean). If you want the more standard Korean Hanja form (which is an alternate form in Chinese), just let me know.

Japanese note: When reading in Japanese, this Kanji has additional meanings of pure, purify, or cleanse (sometimes to remove demons or "exorcise"). Used more in compound words in Japanese than as a stand-alone Kanji.

Mirror: Beautiful Clarity

 míng jìng
 mei kyou
Mirror: Beautiful Clarity Scroll

While 明鏡 means mirror in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja, it's commonly used as a metaphor for something beautiful and bright or something that provides clarity and insight.

Purity

Clean and Pure

 jìng
 jou
 
Purity Scroll

淨 is the most simple way to express purity or cleanliness in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

As a single character, the concept is broad: This can be a verb (the act of cleaning, purifying, or cleansing) but it can also be the state of being clean, pure, and chaste. In some contexts, it can be a place to clean (like a bathing room for the soul in a Buddhist context). In Japanese, this can be a female given name “Jou” or “jō” (the Japanese equivalent of the English girl's name “Chastity”).

Devotion / Dedication / Attentive / Focused

 zhuān xīn
 sen shin
Devotion / Dedication / Attentive / Focused Scroll

專心 makes a word that means “paying attention with your heart.”

It's often translated as “dedication,” as in “be absorbed in” or “concentrate one's efforts.” It's also used to mean “with the single mind,” “whole-heartedly,” “paying attention,” “undivided attention,” “concentration (-ed),” “engrossed,” “devotionally (listening/watching),” and/or “attentive.”

The first character means “for a particular person, occasion, or purpose,” “focused on one single thing,” “concentrated,” and sometimes, “special.”

The second character means “heart” or “mind” by itself.

My favorite translation, which comes from the Oxford Advanced Chinese/English Dictionary, is, “wholehearted devotion.”

If it seems like the meaning of this word is quite open, you are correct. The context in which the word is used matters a lot. It can mean different things depending on how you use it. This makes it kind of nice as you can decide what this means to you (within some limits). This is always positive in meaning, so even if a Chinese person reads it differently than you, it will still have a good meaning.


専In Japanese, they tend to use a variation of the second character which has one less stroke. If you want your calligraphy written this Japanese form, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Note: Japanese and Chinese people will recognize either form.


See Also:  Faith | Devotion


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    yi1
i
 ii / i
    イー

More info & calligraphy:

One
one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
(numeric) one (chi: yī); (female given name) Moto
eka. One, unity, monad, once, the same; immediately on (seeing, hearing, etc.).

明鏡


明镜

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míng jìng
    ming2 jing4
ming ching
 meikyou; myoukyou; meikei / mekyo; myokyo; meke
    めいきょう; みょうきょう; めいけい

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Mirror: Beautiful Clarity
mirror (as a metaphor for something beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or something that provides clarity and insight)
polished mirror; clear mirror; (personal name) Meikyō
a [clear] mirror

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 saya
    さや
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness); (female given name) Saya

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xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
 ken
    けん
Japanese variant of 顯|显
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) exposure; clarity; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 顕教) exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings; (personal name) Kenzou

冱え

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 sae
    さえ
(1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness)

冴え

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 sae
    さえ
(1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness)

大淸

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dà qīng
    da4 qing1
ta ch`ing
    ta ching
 daishō
great clarity

明了

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míng liǎo
    ming2 liao3
ming liao
 myōryō
    めいりょう
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]
(noun or adjectival noun) clarity; clearness
To understand thoroughly; complete enlightenment.

明亮

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míng liàng
    ming2 liang4
ming liang
 haruaki
    はるあき
bright; shining; glittering; to become clear
(noun or adjectival noun) clarity; clearness; (personal name) Haruaki

明性

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míng xìng
    ming2 xing4
ming hsing
 myōshō
clarity

明瞭


明了

see styles
míng liǎo
    ming2 liao3
ming liao
 myōryō
    めいりょう
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear
(noun or adjectival noun) clarity; clearness
clearly

明視

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 meishi / meshi
    めいし
(noun, transitive verb) clarity of vision

朗然

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lǎng rán
    lang3 ran2
lang jan
 rōnen
clarity

著明

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 chomei / chome
    ちょめい
(noun or adjectival noun) clarity

透徹


透彻

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tòu chè
    tou4 che4
t`ou ch`e
    tou che
 toutetsu / totetsu
    とうてつ
penetrating; thorough; incisive
(n,vs,vi) (1) transparency; (n,vs,vi) (2) clarity; coherence

內等淨


内等淨

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nèi děng jìng
    nei4 deng3 jing4
nei teng ching
 nai tōjō
internal clarity

天眼明

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tiān yǎn míng
    tian1 yan3 ming2
t`ien yen ming
    tien yen ming
 tengen myō
One of the three enlightenments 三明, or clear visions of the saint, which enables him to know the future rebirths of himself and all beings.

明了性

see styles
míng liǎo xìng
    ming2 liao3 xing4
ming liao hsing
 myōryō shō
clarity

明瞭度

see styles
 meiryoudo / meryodo
    めいりょうど
(1) intelligibility; clarity; clearness; (2) {telec} articulation

清晰度

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qīng xī dù
    qing1 xi1 du4
ch`ing hsi tu
    ching hsi tu
definition; sharpness; clarity

轉明盛


转明盛

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zhuǎn míng shèng
    zhuan3 ming2 sheng4
chuan ming sheng
 tenmyōjō
to advance in clarity

不透明感

see styles
 futoumeikan / futomekan
    ふとうめいかん
sense of uncertainty; lack of clarity; indecisiveness

妙淨信心

see styles
miào jìng xìn xīn
    miao4 jing4 xin4 xin1
miao ching hsin hsin
 myōjō shinshin
perfect mental clarity

廓然無聖


廓然无圣

see styles
kuò rán wú shèng
    kuo4 ran2 wu2 sheng4
k`uo jan wu sheng
    kuo jan wu sheng
 kakunen mushō
just clarity, no holiness

明りょう

see styles
 meiryou / meryo
    めいりょう
(noun or adjectival noun) clarity; clearness

クラリティ

see styles
 kurariti
    クラリティ
clarity

Variations:
抜け
脱け

see styles
 nuke
    ぬけ
(1) omission; slip; error; fault; (2) definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound); flow

此土耳根利

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cǐ tǔ ěr gēn lì
    ci3 tu3 er3 gen1 li4
tz`u t`u erh ken li
    tzu tu erh ken li
 shito nikonri
Clearness of hearing in this world, i. e. the organ of sound fitted to hear the Buddha-gospel and the transcendental.

賢者タイム

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 kenjataimu
    けんじゃタイム
(slang) (joc) post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly

賢者モード

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 kenjamoodo
    けんじゃモード
(slang) (joc) post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Clarityseiqīng / qing1 / qingch`ing / ching
Mirror: Beautiful Clarity明鏡
明镜
mei kyou / meikyou / mei kyomíng jìng
ming2 jing4
ming jing
mingjing
ming ching
mingching
Purityjou / jojìng / jing4 / jingching
Devotion
Dedication
Attentive
Focused
專心 / 専心 / 耑心
专心
sen shin / senshinzhuān xīn
zhuan1 xin1
zhuan xin
zhuanxin
chuan hsin
chuanhsin
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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