Si Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Water (shuǐ)
Qing; Kangxi stroke count: 12; Page 632, Entry 15
In archaic script. According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced qing. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), pronounced qing, matching the sound of qing. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means clear. The appearance of clarified water. According to Explaining Names (Shiming), qing means blue-green. It implies the removal of turbidity and filth, resulting in a color like blue-green. According to Book of Odes (Shijing), the flow is clear.
It also refers to stillness, clarity, or purity. According to Book of Documents (Shujing), upright and pure.
It also refers to water that is well-managed as being clear. According to Book of Odes (Shijing), the spring water is now clear.
It also refers to clear vision. According to Book of Odes (Shijing), your clear and lifting gaze. The commentary notes that clear vision is called qing.
According to Book of Odes (Shijing), how lovely and famous, with beautiful clear eyes. The commentary notes that the upper part of the eye is named, and the lower part of the eye is clear.
It also refers to a type of wine. According to Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), distinguishing the items for the four beverages, the first is called qing. The commentary notes that qing refers to filtered sweet wine.
All beverages may be referred to as qing. According to Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), for all beverages served to the king, the six qing are used.
A river name. According to Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), the Qing River emerges from Taishi Mountain. According to Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijingzhu), the Qing River emerges from Black Mountain, north of Xiuwu County in Henan.
A river name. According to Comprehensive Record of the World (Guangyuji), the Qing River is located south of the Linjiang Prefecture city wall.
A river name. According to Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijingzhu), the White Ditch flows northeast past Guangzong County, becoming the Qing River in the east.
A town name. According to Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), in the fourth year of Duke Yin, the Duke met with the Duke of Song at Qing. The commentary notes that Qing was a town in the State of Wei. According to Book of Odes (Shijing), the men of Qing are in Peng. The commentary states that Qing was a town in the State of Zheng.
A surname. There was a scholar named Qing Xian during the Song Dynasty.
According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), and Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced jing. Meaning pure.
According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced jing. Identical to the character jing.
According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), and Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced jing. Identical to the character qing. Meaning cold.
According to Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu), rhyming with yang, pronounced qiang. According to a poem by Zhang Ji, when official duties were finished, we wandered together for two months. By the curved banks of Huangzi Brook, the pond was vast and the atmosphere was clear.