恰

qià

合 + 忄

Frequency#1308

Definitions

qià (adverb) exactly; just

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Semantic: 忄 Phonetic: 合

About

The character 恰 is structured with the heart radical 忄 on the left and the phonetic component 合 on the right, with 合 also contributing a semantic sense of joining or fitting together. Etymologically, this composition points to an original meaning related to mental or emotional appropriateness, such as a suitable state of mind. Its semantic range later broadened from describing what is fitting to functioning as an adverb indicating precise coincidence or exactness, as seen in modern terms like 恰當 for "appropriate" and 恰好 for "just right". This shift reflects a move from subjective suitability to objective temporal or quantitative precision.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

时间恰好是五点

Shíjiān qiàhǎo shì wǔ diǎn.

The time is exactly five o'clock.

她来得恰好

Tā lái de qiàhǎo.

She came just at the right time.

这个词语用得很恰当

Zhège cíyǔ yòng de hěn qiàdàng.

This word is used very appropriately.

恰巧我今天有空

Qiàqiǎo wǒ jīntiān yǒu kòng.

Coincidentally, I am free today.

他恰当地回答了问题

Tā qiàdàng de huídá le wèntí.

He answered the question appropriately.

这恰是我所期望的

Zhè qià shì wǒ suǒ qīwàng de.

This is exactly what I expected.

她恰好在公司开会时到达

Tā qiàhǎo zài gōngsī kāihuì shí dàodá.

She arrived exactly when the company was having a meeting.

恰如你所言情况确实如此

Qià rú nǐ suǒ yán, qíngkuàng quèshí rúcǐ.

Just as you said, the situation is indeed so.

Related Characters

Component: 合

Component: 忄

恰