TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
清
清 ＝ 氵 ＋ 青
ㄑㄧㄥ · qīng
adj — clear, clean; pure; quiet
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
Water (氵) you can see straight through — clear water, the original sense. 青 qīng carries the sound exactly. From clear water spread clean (清潔), pure (清純), and quiet (清靜). 青 builds a tight series: 情、請、晴、精.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一池水（氵），青（青）得見底——一眼到底，清。
A pool of water (氵), blue-green (青) all the way down — you see straight to the bottom.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)清澈— clear (water you see through)常用
→清潔、乾淨— clean常用
⇒清純— pure
⇒清靜— quiet, still
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension