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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.
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.
Clean and Pure
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”).
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.
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.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your clarity search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
一 see styles |
yī yi1 i ii / i イー |
More info & calligraphy: One(numeric) one (chi: yī); (female given name) Moto eka. One, unity, monad, once, the same; immediately on (seeing, hearing, etc.). |
明鏡 明镜 see styles |
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 |
More info & calligraphy: Mirror: Beautiful Claritypolished mirror; clear mirror; (personal name) Meikyō a [clear] mirror |
冴 see styles |
saya さや |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness); (female given name) Saya |
顕 see styles |
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 see styles |
sae さえ |
(1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness) |
冴え see styles |
sae さえ |
(1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness) |
大淸 see styles |
dà qīng da4 qing1 ta ch`ing ta ching daishō |
great clarity |
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; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3] (noun or adjectival noun) clarity; clearness To understand thoroughly; complete enlightenment. |
明亮 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
meishi / meshi めいし |
(noun, transitive verb) clarity of vision |
朗然 see styles |
lǎng rán lang3 ran2 lang jan rōnen |
clarity |
著明 see styles |
chomei / chome ちょめい |
(noun or adjectival noun) clarity |
透徹 透彻 see styles |
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 see styles |
nèi děng jìng nei4 deng3 jing4 nei teng ching nai tōjō |
internal clarity |
天眼明 see styles |
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 see styles |
qīng xī dù qing1 xi1 du4 ch`ing hsi tu ching hsi tu |
definition; sharpness; clarity |
轉明盛 转明盛 see styles |
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: |
nuke ぬけ |
(1) omission; slip; error; fault; (2) definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound); flow |
此土耳根利 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Clarity | 清 | sei | qīng / qing1 / qing | ch`ing / ching |
Mirror: Beautiful Clarity | 明鏡 明镜 | mei kyou / meikyou / mei kyo | míng jìng ming2 jing4 ming jing mingjing | ming ching mingching |
Purity | 淨 | jou / jo | jìng / jing4 / jing | ching |
Devotion Dedication Attentive Focused | 專心 / 専心 / 耑心 专心 | sen shin / senshin | zhuān 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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