一干二净 (yī gān èr jìng)

Character breakdown

• 一 (yī) · 1 strokes

  A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

• 干 (gān) · 3 strokes

  Pictograph of a type of hunting or military tool.

• 二 (èr) · 2 strokes

  Two horizontal strokes, representing the number two.

• 净 (jìng) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 争 represents the sound. Simplified form of 淨.

Usage

他把盘子吃得一干二净。

thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean

tā bǎ pán zi chī dé yī gān èr jìng 。