晴 meaning and stroke order
Clear; fine (weather)
How to write 晴, stroke by stroke
12 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 晴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- clear
- fine (weather)
How 晴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.
日 gives the meaning and 青 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 晴
The sun 日 (rì) on the left shows the meaning, and 青 (qīng) on the right gives the sound. Picture the sun shining in a clear blue-green 青 sky, and you have 晴 (qíng), fine weather.
晴 (qíng) describes clear, sunny weather and usually appears in words like 晴天 (qíngtiān), 晴朗 (qínglǎng) and 放晴 (fàngqíng). You will hear it often in weather reports and small talk. Example: 今天是晴天。(Jīntiān shì qíngtiān.) Today is a sunny day.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 晴 (qíng) with 请 (qǐng, please), 情 (qíng, feeling) and 清 (qīng, clear water). They all share 青, so check the left side: only 晴 has the sun 日.
Common words with 晴
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
晴 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 晴
How many strokes are in 晴?
晴 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 晴 mean?
晴 (qíng) means clear; fine (weather). A common word with it is 晴天 (qíngtiān), meaning "clear sky; sunny day".
How do you pronounce 晴?
晴 is pronounced qíng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 晴?
The radical of 晴 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 晴 under this radical.
Is 晴 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 晴 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 晴 and 晴天?
晴 is the core word for clear weather and works on its own in forecasts, as in 明天晴 (míngtiān qíng), tomorrow will be clear. 晴天 is a noun meaning a sunny day and is more common in everyday speech.
How do you say the weather is clearing up after rain?
Use 放晴 (fàngqíng). For example, 雨停了,天放晴了。(Yǔ tíng le, tiān fàngqíng le.) The rain stopped and the sky cleared up.