Meaning of 晴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- clear
- fine (weather)
How to use 晴
晴 describes clear, sunny weather and often appears in weather talk, especially in words like 晴天 (qíngtiān) and 晴朗 (qínglǎng). It can also stand alone after a subject. Example: 今天天晴了。(Jīntiān tiān qíng le.) The sky has cleared up today.
晴 combines 日 (sun) on the left with 青 (qīng) on the right, which also hints at the sound. Picture the sun shining in a clear blue-green 青 sky to remember that 晴 means fine weather.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 晴 (qíng) with 情 (qíng, feeling) and 请 (qǐng, please), which share the 青 part. Remember the 日 sun radical for weather, the 忄 heart radical for feelings, and the 讠 speech radical for asking.
晴 in example sentences
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晴 qíng · clear · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 晴.
Questions about 晴
What does 晴 mean?
晴 (qíng) means "clear; fine (weather)" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 晴?
晴 is made of 1 character: 晴 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 晴 an HSK word?
Yes. 晴 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the opposite of 晴 in weather words?
The usual opposite is 阴 (yīn), meaning overcast or cloudy. You will often see them together in forecasts, such as 晴转阴 (qíng zhuǎn yīn), clear turning cloudy.
How do I say the weather is clearing up after rain?
Use 放晴 (fàngqíng), which means the weather clears up. For example, 雨停了，天放晴了。(Yǔ tíng le, tiān fàngqíng le.) The rain stopped and the sky cleared.