HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

清楚

qīng chu

clear; to understand

Stroke order of 清楚

2 characters, 24 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

清 · 11 strokes楚 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

'氵' Water so '青' clear you can see through the '林' woods: clear.

Parts: 清 clear (氵 water + 青 blue-green) + 楚 distinct (林 woods + 疋)

Example sentence

老师讲得很清楚。

The teacher explained it very clearly.

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 懂得to understand; to know 听说to hear (it said)想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 说明to explain; explanation 讲to speak; to explain 讲话to speak; speech 打算to plan; plan 计划plan; to plan 习惯habit; to be used to

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