一清如水

一
清
如
水
lit. as clear as water (idiom) / fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible

Characters and words in 一清如水

一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
清
qi̅ng = qi + (e)ng1
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911) / surname Qing
清 = 氵 + 青 : In front of the engine, the Queen of Hearts suspiciously and closely inspects a fountain of youth. With a bottle, she scoops water again and again and inspects how clear the water is when she pours it back into the fountain.
清
qi̅ng = qi + (e)ng1
clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge
清 = 氵 + 青 : In front of the engine, the Queen of Hearts suspiciously and closely inspects a fountain of youth. With a bottle, she scoops water again and again and inspects how clear the water is when she pours it back into the fountain.
清
qi̅ng = qi + (e)ng1
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)
如
rú = ru + Ø2
as / as if / such as
如 = 口 + 女 : Mnemonic symbol: Asif ibn Barkhiya, according to the Qur'an, throne hauler at the court of king Salomon.
如 = 口 + 女 : Just inside the space station's entrance, Asif ibn Barkhiya, Rachel Rhinoceros and Bessie Coleman are playing monkey, throwing a mandarin as if they were little kids.
水
shuǐ = shu + ei3
surname Shui
水
shuǐ = shu + ei3
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
水 = ㇇ + 亅 + 丿 + ㇏ : Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel Tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar.

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