慶 meaning and stroke order
To congratulate, to celebrate
How to write 慶, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 慶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to celebrate
How 慶 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To go to 夂 a celebration 心 in a house 广.
Radical: 心 (heart), shared by 97 characters on this site.
How to remember 慶
Picture a deer 鹿 at the top, a heart 心 in the middle, and walking feet 夂 at the bottom. You walk with a happy heart to a celebration, perhaps carrying a deer as a gift, and that is 慶 (qìng), to celebrate.
慶 rarely stands alone in modern speech. It usually appears in words like 慶祝 (qìngzhù, to celebrate), 國慶 (guóqìng, National Day) and 慶幸 (qìngxìng, to feel lucky or glad). Example: 我們一起慶祝他的生日。(Wǒmen yìqǐ qìngzhù tā de shēngrì.) We celebrate his birthday together.
Common mistake: Learners often drop the 心 in the middle or write the bottom as 又 instead of 夂 when writing 慶 by hand. Also note that 慶幸 means feeling glad that something bad was avoided, not celebrating a party.
Common words with 慶
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 慶祝 | qìngzhù | to celebrate | HSK 3 |
| 國慶 | guóqìng | National Day | HSK 3 |
| 慶幸 | qìngxìng | to rejoice; to be glad | HSK 7-9 |
| 慶典 | qìngdiǎn | celebration | HSK 7-9 |
| 慶賀 | qìnghè | to congratulate; to celebrate | HSK 7-9 |
| 喜慶 | xǐqìng | jubilation; festive | HSK 7-9 |
| 歡慶 | huānqìng | to celebrate | |
| 慶祝會 | qìngzhùhuì | celebration | |
| 校慶 | xiàoqìng | anniversary of the founding of a school |
Questions about 慶
How many strokes are in 慶?
慶 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 慶 mean?
慶 (qìng) means to congratulate, to celebrate. A common word with it is 庆祝 (qìngzhù), meaning "to celebrate".
How do you pronounce 慶?
慶 is pronounced qìng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 慶?
The radical of 慶 is 心, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 慶 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 慶?
慶 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 庆, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 慶祝 and 慶賀?
慶祝 (qìngzhù) is the everyday word for celebrating an event, like a birthday or a holiday. 慶賀 (qìnghè) leans toward congratulating someone on an achievement and sounds a bit more formal.
Why does 慶 look so different from 庆?
庆 is the simplified form used in mainland China. It keeps the 广 shelter on the outside and replaces the inner parts with 大, so it has the same sound and meaning but a much simpler shape.