CLEAR    清楚

EASY to PERCEIVE OR UNDERSTAND.
EVIDENTOBVIOUSEVIDENTPLAINCRYSTAL CLEARSUREDEFINITEUNMISTAKABLEMANIFESTINDISPUTABLEPATENTINCONTROVERTIBLEIRREFUTABLEBEYOND DOUBTBEYOND QUESTIONPALPABLEVISIBLEDISCERNIBLECONSPICUOUSOVERTBLATANTGLARINGAS PLAIN AS DAYAS PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON ONE'S FACE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most general standard and clearly dominant word for things that are easily accessible to the intellect and to the senses is míng 明 (ant. hūn 昏 "unclear"). 2. Zhāng 彰 (ant. yǐn 隱 "obscure") is an elevated word for something being clear to the intellectual eye. 3. Zhāo zhāo 昭昭 refers emphatically to perfect transparency and clarity. 4. Chéng 澄 (ant. hún 混 "opaque") prototypically refers to the unruffled, clear state of water or the like. See PURE 5. Primarily physical transparency is qīng 清 and the very rare chè 澈 (all ant. zhuó 濁 "muddled and unclear"). See PURE
Modern Chinese Criteria
清楚 清晰 明晰 清 歷歷 分明 鮮明 一清二楚 黑白分明 簡短 簡明 簡潔 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • OBSCUREDARK so as to be DIFFICULT to SEE, DIFFICULT to UNDERSTAND OR STRANGE to THINK of.
  • VAGUELACKING CLEAR DEFINITION.
See also
  • PUREEXCELLENT BECAUSE LACKING DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES.
  • SIMPLELACK MUTUALLY DIFFERENT PARTS OR FEATURES.
Hypernym
  • EASY　POSSIBLE AND IF TRIED OFTEN ACHIEVED LACKING:without EFFORT. (anc: 8/0, child: 3)
  • POSSIBLE　ABLE TO BE DONE OR ABLE TO HAPPEN, OR ABLE TO BE THE CASE.  (anc: 7/0, child: 3)
  • ABLE　HAVE FEATURES one NEEDS in SELF:oneself FOR ACHIEVING something. (anc: 6/0, child: 16)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 741

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.34

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    EVIDENT

    constat refers to what is definitively true and not based on floating rumours only.

    apparet refers to something being evident as something that emerges from a state where it was less than evident.

    liquet refers to something being evident under the image of it flowing easily and not being frozen stiff.

    elucet refers to something being evident as something shining forth with clarity.

  • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 223

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 328

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 4.846

    KLAR UND DEUTLICH

  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 30

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 214

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 314

    • Words (33 items)

    明  míng OC: mraŋ MC: mɣaŋ 60 AttributionsWD

    The most general standard and clearly dominant word for things that are easily accessible to the intellect and to the senses is míng 明 (ant. hūn 昏 "unclear").

      Word relations
    • Ant: 幽/DARK The most current general word for physical shadowiness and obscurity is probably yōu 幽 (ant. míng 明 "bright"), but this word often has lyrical overtones of secluded peace.
    • Epithet: 智 / 知/INTELLIGENT The most general word for native ability to understand is zhī 知 (ant. wú zhī 無知 "lack the ability to understand"), but the word ranges in meaning from spiritual wisdom to technical competence.
    • Assoc: 圓/PERFECT
    • Synon: 著/CLEAR

      Syntactic words
    • nabfactualwhat is evident and clear
    • nabpsychclarity, distinctness of vision
    • v[adN]clear, evident, accessible thing(s)LZ
    • vadNclear; publicly well-known
    • vadVlucidly; explicitly; openly, clearly; perfectly clearly 明知
    • vibe evident; be transparent; be clearly visible
    • vt+prep+Ngradedbe clearer than
    • vtoNab{S}psychmake it clear that (one) is characterised as in S
    • vtoNcausativemake public and clear; promote publicly, make publicly well-known; be publicly clear about, demonstrate publicly
    著  zhù OC: k-las MC: ʈi̯ɤ 6 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Synon: 明/CLEAR The most general standard and clearly dominant word for things that are easily accessible to the intellect and to the senses is míng 明 (ant. hūn 昏 "unclear").

      Syntactic words
    • vadNclear, incontrovertible
    • vibe openly present; zhongyong: be clearly manifest
    • vt+prep+Nreflexive, subjectivebe clear in one's mind with respect to NCH
    昭昭  zhāo zhāo OC: kljew kljew MC: tɕiɛu tɕiɛu 6 AttributionsWD

    Zhāo zhāo 昭昭 refers emphatically to perfect transparency and clarity.

      Syntactic words
    • vi.red:adNperfectly manifest, very clear (crimes)
    • VPiunderstand clearly
    分明  fēn míng OC: pɯn mraŋ MC: pi̯un mɣaŋ 4 AttributionsWD
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    • VPadVclearly, distinctly
    • VPibe clear and distinct
    • VPichangebecome clear and distinct
    曉然  xiǎo rán MC: xewX nyen OC: qheewʔ njen 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVclearly, with good understandingLZ
    澄  chéng OC: dɯŋ MC: ɖɨŋ 3 AttributionsWD

    Chéng 澄 (ant. hún 混 "opaque") prototypically refers to the unruffled, clear state of water or the like. See PURE

      Syntactic words
    • vadNclear and unruffled 澄水
    • vi.redpoeticbe clear and unruffled
    • vipoeticbe clear and unruffled; be limpid
    清  qīng OC: tsheŋ MC: tshiɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD

    Primarily physical transparency is qīng 清 and the very rare chè 澈 (all ant. zhuó 濁 "muddled and unclear"). See PURE

      Syntactic words
    • viderivedbe uncompromising, be unambiguousCH
    彰  zhāng OC: kjaŋ MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD

    Zhāng 彰 (ant. yǐn 隱"obscure") is an elevated word for something being clear to the intellectual eye.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVclearly, distinctly SHU 彰聞
    • vibe brilliantly clear
    較  jiào MC: kaewH OC: kraawɡs 2 AttributionsWD
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    • vibe easy to understandCH
    曆  lì OC: reeɡ MC: lek 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vi.redreduplicated: clear, distinct
    曈曨  tōng lǒng MC: thuwng luwngX OC: thooŋ b-rooŋʔ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPifigurativeinchoative (like light emerging at dawn): become discenible; begin to clear upCH
    昭晣  zhāo zhé MC: tsyew tsyet OC: kljew -- 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiinchoativefigurative, poetic: become clear in outline to the mind; glow with significaneCH
    熾然  chì rán OC: khljɯɡs njen MC: tɕhɨ ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVblazingly > clearly, distinctly
    顯  xiǎn 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]what is manifest; what is explicitCH
    倓然  tán rán MC: dam nyen OC: ɡ-laam njen 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVclearlyLZ
    明白  míng bái bó bái MC: mjaeng baek OC: mraŋ braaɡ 1 AttributionWD
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    • VPadNevident, obviousCH
    粲然  càn rán MC: tshanH nyen OC: tshaans njen 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPistative verb evoking extreme clarityLZ
    通明  tōng míng MC: thuwng mjaeng OC: kh-looŋ mraŋ 1 AttributionWD

      Syntactic words
    • VPibe transparently and pervasively clearCH
    瀏亮  liú liàng MC: ljuw ljangH OC: b-ru ɡ-raŋs 1 AttributionWD
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    • VPibe limpid and resplendent; be brilliantCH
    昭然  zhāo rán MC: tsyew nyen OC: kljew njen 1 AttributionWD
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    • VPibe brilliantly clearCH
    分  fēn OC: pɯn MC: pi̯un 1 AttributionWD
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    • vadNdistinct; clearly distinguished
    • vimiddle voicebe clearly defined and delimitedCH
    熾  chì OC: khljɯɡs MC: tɕhɨ 1 AttributionWD
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    • vadVblazingly > clearly, distinctly
    了然  liǎo rán OC: reewʔ njen MC: leu ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD
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    • VPadVclearly
    察  chá 1 AttributionWD
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    • viclear, easy to knowLZ
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    • VPibe brilliantly clearCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 AttributionsWD
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    • VPiinchoativefigurative, poetic: become clear in outline to the mindCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 AttributionsWD
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    • VPibe limpid and clearCH
    汰  tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNcausativecause to be clean > purify, make clean
    瀏亮  liú liàng MC: ljuw ljangH OC: b-ru ɡ-raŋs 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe limpid and resplendent; be brilliantCH
    扃  jiōng OC: kʷeeŋ MC: keŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vibe clear?? 我心扃扃
    淸  qīng MC: -- OC: -- 0 AttributionsWD
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    • viclear; pure
    疏  shū OC: sqra MC: ʂi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vadNuncluttered
    目  mù OC: muɡ MC: muk 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nadVvisibly to the eye