| 清 | qīng | clear; distinct; quiet; just and honest; pure; to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge; Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing |
| 官 | guān | official; government; organ of body; CL:个; surname Guan |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
| 难 | nàn | disaster; distress; to scold |
| 断 | duàn | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely, definitely,decidedly |
| 家 | jiā | home; family; classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:个; surname Jia |
| 务 | wù | affair; business; matter |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件,桩 |
| 清官 | qīng guān | honest and upright official (traditional) |
| 家务 | jiā wù | household duties; housework |
