情

qíng

忄 + 青

Definitions

qíng (noun) feeling; emotion

qíng (noun) love; affection

qíng (noun) circumstances; situation

Etymology

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

Semantic: 忄 Phonetic: 青

About

Formed by the heart radical 忄 and the phonetic 青, 情 is rooted in human psychology, encompassing emotions, mental states, and the spectrum of feelings from passions and affections to romantic love. Beyond this inner domain, it also reaches outward to denote the actual facts, true circumstances, and concrete reality of a situation. Because of this dual meaning, 情 serves as the core of many words that describe either personal emotional responses or the objective conditions of events.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我心情很好。

Wǒ xīnqíng hěn hǎo.

I am in a good mood.

这种情况很少见。

Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng hěn shǎo jiàn.

This kind of situation is rare.

他们感情深厚。

Tāmen gǎnqíng shēnhòu.

Their feelings are deep.

请告诉我事情经过。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ shìqíng jīngguò.

Please tell me the course of events.

爱情需要双方付出。

Àiqíng xūyào shuāngfāng fùchū.

Love requires both sides to give.

情绪管理很重要。

Qíngxù guǎnlǐ hěn zhòngyào.

Emotion management is very important.

在复杂情况下做出决定。

Zài fùzá qíngkuàng xià zuò chū juédìng.

Make a decision in complex situations.

他对国家国情有深刻了解。

Tā duì guójiā guóqíng yǒu shēnkè liǎojiě.

He has a deep understanding of the national conditions.

Related Characters

Component: 忄

Component: 青

情