情 qíng — feeling · English

情

qíng

feeling

At a glance · 情

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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 seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

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.

「情」从心青声，小篆从心青声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「情」本义为感情、情绪，引申情况、情面。

Structure

从心、青声，形声字，心表义类，青表音，本为情感。

At a glance

Pinyinqíng

Radical忄

Strokes11

UnicodeU+60C5

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English feeling feeling, sentiment, emotion

Français sentiment / émotion Sentiment, émotion. «性静情逸» : les sentiments apaisés.

Español sentimiento / emoción Sentimiento, emoción. «性静情逸»: los sentimientos apaciguados.

العربية شعور / عاطفة شعور، عاطفة. «性静情逸»: المشاعر الهادئة.

Русский чувство / эмоция Чувство, эмоция. «性静情逸»: умиротворённые чувства.

Common words

感情gǎn qíngfeeling
情况qíng kuàngsituation

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