庆
celebrate, congratulate
At a glance · 庆
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
庆字小篆从心从夂（一说说从鹿省），会意为心喜而庆祝；本义为庆贺（繁體慶）。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
庆本义为庆贺、庆祝。
Structure
会意字，从心从夂，表示心有所喜而行庆。
At a glance
Pinyinqìng
Radical广
Strokes6
UnicodeU+5E86
Character type会意
Theme礼乐
Six languages, one character
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English
celebrate, congratulate
Qing is an associative character meaning to celebrate and congratulate.
Français
célébrer, féliciter
Qing est un caractère associatif signifiant célébrer et féliciter.
Español
celebrar, felicitar
Qing es un carácter asociativo que significa celebrar y felicitar.
العربية
يحتفل، يهنئ
تشينغ حرف تركيبي يعني الاحتفال والتهنئة.
Русский
праздновать, поздравлять
Цин — ассоциативный знак, означающий праздновать и поздравлять.
Common words
- 庆祝qìng zhùcelebrate
- 喜庆xǐ qìngjoyous