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清净 (qīng jìng) — tranquil, peaceful; (Buddhism) purified of defiling illusion, free from mental afflictions

Definition

Quiet, undisturbed, free from noise and trouble — a peaceful place or state. Often used for a calm environment (清净的地方) or a mind cleared of desire, with a Buddhist sense of freedom from mental afflictions.

adjective
tranquilpeaceful(Buddhism) purified of defiling illusionfree from mental afflictions

Examples

  • 清净，。
    Zhè ge dì fāng hěn qīng jìng, shì hé xiū xi.
    This place is very tranquil, suitable for resting.
  • 清净。
    Xiū xíng de rén zhuī qiú nèi xīn de qīng jìng.
    Practitioners seek inner purity.
  • 清净，。
    Tā xǐ huan qīng jìng de shēng huó, bù xǐ huan chǎo nào.
    He likes a peaceful life and doesn't like noise.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

清qīngpure
净jìngclean

Both 清 and 净 carry a sense of pure, unsoiled calm, so together they describe a tranquil state.

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.

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.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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