净jìng
clean. 8 strokes, radical 冫, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 净
Strokes 1–2 write 冫, then strokes 3–8 write 争.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 净 · the stroke-order rules
What 净 is made of
冫 (bīng, ice) and 争 (zhēng, to dispute).
冫 carries the meaning — water — and 争 carries the sound.
Words that use 净
| 净 | clean 指没有污垢、清爽干燥 摊主把杯盘擦得十分洁净。The stallholder wiped the cups and plates spotless. Lesson 604, 古井新景 · 明辨是非与匡扶正义 · Discerning Truth & Upholding Justice |
| 纯净水 | purified drinking water 经过过滤、干净的饮用水 现场提供清凉的纯净水。The venue offered guests cool, refreshing purified water. Lesson 260, 盛会嘉宾与心神奋勉 · 匠心营造与自然物候 · Artisanal Craftsmanship & Natural Rhythms |
Characters that share the sound part 争
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 冫
All 11 of them, and what the radical means, on the 冫 radical page.