清晰度 (qīng xī dù) — clarity; definition (of images, sound, or conce… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A noun built from 清晰 ('clear') + 度 (a suffix turning an adjective into a measurable noun), so it means 'level of clarity' — often used for images, sound, or writing. Pairs naturally with 高/低 to grade how clear something is.

noun

claritydefinition (of images, sound, or concepts)

Examples

清晰度，。
Zhè tái diàn shì de qīng xī dù fēi cháng gāo, huà miàn hěn qīng chǔ.
The clarity of this TV is very high, the picture is very clear.
清晰度，。
Zhè ge lù yīn de qīng xī dù bú gòu, tīng bù qīng chǔ.
The clarity of this recording is insufficient, I can't hear clearly.
清晰度，。
Zhè piān wén zhāng de qīng xī dù hěn gāo, lùn diǎn hěn míng què.
The clarity of this article is very high, the arguments are very clear.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

清晰clear

清qīngclear晰xīclear

联合Side by side

度dùdegree

清晰 means clear, and 度 gives the sense of degree.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵青清

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng清qīng

Same sound today

清 has 氵 (water) on the left and 青 on the right to show its sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

又又yòuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

石

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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