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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *亮* | 亮* | *亮
bright; light / to shine; to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
HSK 2
not very (clear, far away etc); not too / not often; infrequently
HSK 1
clear sky / sunny day
HSK 2
to walk; to go on foot / to leave; to depart / (informal) to clear off; to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
HSK 1
clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about
HSK 2
clear-cut; definite; explicit / to clarify; to specify; to make definite
HSK 3
clear; obvious; unequivocal / sensible; reasonable / to understand; to realize
HSK 1
bright / shining / glittering / to become clear
HSK 5
clear / distinct / obvious
HSK 3
it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
HSK 4
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  *晴* | 晴* | *晴
clear / fine (weather)
HSK 2
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  *通* | 通* | *通
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
HSK 2
to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of
HSK 5
to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known
HSK 3
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  *清* | 清* | *清
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)
HSK 6
spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree
HSK 7-9
(of colors) bright; fresh and clear / clear-cut; distinct
HSK 4
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
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  *爽* | 爽* | *爽
bright / clear / crisp / open / frank / straightforward / to feel well / fine / pleasurable / invigorating / to deviate
HSK 6
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  *白* | 白* | *白
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera
HSK 1
clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered
HSK 7-9
bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful
HSK 7-9
loud and clear; resounding
HSK 7-9
(idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy
clear; distinct
HSK 7-9
clear / distinct / evidently / clearly
HSK 7-9
to present clearly / to give prominence to / to magnify / clear and obvious
HSK 7-9
unobstructed; clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent
HSK 7-9
clear and bright / with a big smile
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  *泓* | 泓* | *泓
clear / vast and deep / classifier for a body of clear water
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  *㵮* | 㵮* | *㵮
clear water
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  *脆* | 脆* | *脆
brittle / fragile / crisp / crunchy / clear and loud voice / neat
HSK 5
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  *楚* | 楚* | *楚
distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)
clear (of liquid) / limpid / to clarify / to make sth clear / to be clear (about the facts)
HSK 7-9
everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
to clear up (of weather after rain)
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  *明* | 明* | *明
bright / opposite: dark / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
not in detail / not quite clear
bright / clear
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
HSK 7-9
clear-headed / sober / awake
HSK 4
to clear / to empty
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth
HSK 7-9
clear and logical
HSK 7-9
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
not clear / unknown / to fail to understand
to make a clear distinction; to differentiate clearly
to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion
HSK 7-9
to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear
to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞭* | 瞭* | *瞭
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
HSK 3
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  *螗* | 螗* | *螗
variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)
to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text)
HSK 7-9
to declare publicly / to make clear
smooth / clear and coherent
HSK 7-9
to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow
HSK 7-9
clear weather
mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)
to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
to clear away / to eliminate / to get rid of
HSK 7-9
everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
(military) to clear landmines / (fig.) (slang) to give people a heads-up; to warn others about bad experiences
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
clear
to settle (of liquid) / to become clear (by precipitation of impurities) / precipitate (chemistry) / to put in order / to quell disturbances
to highlight (computing) / (of sound) loud and clear / penetrating
loud and clear / resonant
clear and detailed / definite / details (are as follows:)
to dispel / to clear
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
a clear blue sky
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
to restore sth to its initial state / to reset (an odometer etc) / to empty (a bank account) / to eradicate (a disease) / (computing) to clear (memory) / to zero (a hard drive)
fresh water / drinking water / clear water
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *昭* | 昭* | *昭
bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly
vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest
dry and clean / clear and fresh
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
clear / open / bright
even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
obvious / clear for all to see
to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear / also written 明瞭|明了
to settle accounts / to clear accounts / to liquidate / to expose and criticize
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  *澄* | 澄* | *澄
clear / limpid / to clarify / to purify
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  *澄* | 澄* | *澄
(of liquid) to settle / to become clear
clear and crystalline (of water)
to dispel doubts / to clear up confusion
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  *豁* | 豁* | *豁
open; clear; liberal-minded; generous / to exempt; to remit
(of food) crispy and tasty / (of a voice or sound) sharp and clear
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  *搋* | 搋* | *搋
to knead / to rub / to clear a drain with a pump / to conceal sth in one's bosom / to carry sth under one's coat
to clear one's throat
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean
clear and simple / in simple terms
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *茫* | 茫* | *茫
vast, with no clear boundary / fig. hazy / indistinct / unclear / confused
sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) / fig. to have a clear objective
HSK 7-9

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