(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible
trad. 一塵不染
Also written 一塵不染【yī chén bù rǎn】
Characters in this word
4一
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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
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
尘
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dust, dirt, earth
- Pinyin
- chén
- Traditional
- 塵
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 15605 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
染
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to dye, to catch (a disease), to acquire (bad habits etc), to contaminate, to add color washes to a painting
- Pinyin
- rǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 18274 of 2500