(qīng)

HSK 29 strokesTrad.

light

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qīng
Meaning
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰车⿱又工

In this compound, the meaning comes from (cart); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiǎnqīng
HSK 5

to lighten

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qīng

very light

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cóngqīng

to be lenient (in sentencing)

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lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things

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(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little

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lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to …

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