晰 (xī): clear; distinct

Meanings

这张照片非常清晰。

Zhèzhāng zhàopiàn fēicháng qīngxī.

This photo is very clear.

他清晰地讲出了自己的思路。

Tā qīngxī de jiǎng chū le zìjǐ de sīlù.

He explained his reasoning clearly and logically.

usage

晰 is bound and means visually or logically clear. The everyday word is 清晰 (clear / distinct); compare 明晰 (lucid).

radical

日 rì

sun; light

The sun radical 日 brings the idea of daylight, by which things become visible and clear, the core meaning of 晰.

phonetic

析 xī

to analyze; to split

析 (to analyze) gives the sound xī, and its sense of separating things out faintly supports the idea of seeing each part distinctly.

晰 xī