清
Qing1
#335 most
frequent character
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
清 puts 氵 water with 青 qīng, which supplies the sound. Water gives the first sense, clear water. From there it grew to 'clear', 'clear out', 'clean', and 'pure'.
Drawn as: water
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