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Chinese symbol for “clarify”

弄清
nòng qīng
to clarify; to fully understand

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clarify is 弄清 (nòng qīng), defined as: to clarify; to fully understand.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

弄 nòng
to do; to mock, to tease; to play with
radical 55 ⼶ · 7 strokes
清 qīng
clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “clarify”

WordPinyinMeaning
厘清 (釐清)lí qīngto clarify (the facts); clarification
辨明biàn míngto clarify; to distinguish
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
疏理shū lǐto clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative); to marshal an argument
澄清chéng qīngclear (of liquid); limpid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弄清.

WordPinyinMeaning
玩弄wán nòngto play with; to toy with
愚弄yú nòngto make a fool out of; to fool
嘲弄cháo nòngto tease; to poke fun at
戏弄 (戲弄)xì nòngto play tricks on; to make fun of
卖弄 (賣弄)mài nongto show off; to make a display of
清楚qīng chuclear; distinct
清理qīng lǐto clear up; to tidy up
清晰qīng xīclear; distinct

See also: Japanese symbol for “clarify”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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