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庆 (qìng) — (bound morpheme) to celebrate; celebration; (surname) Qing

Definition

庆 (qìng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'celebrate' — it almost never stands alone in modern Chinese, appearing mainly in set compounds like 庆祝, 国庆, and 庆贺.

bound form
(bound morpheme) to celebratecelebration(surname) Qing

Examples

  • 。
    Wǒ men qìng zhù xīn nián kuài lè.
    We celebrate the New Year happily.
  • 。
    Shí yuè yí rì shì guó qìng jié.
    October 1st is National Day.
  • 庆。
    Tā xìng qìng.
    His surname is Qing.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 慶; 庆 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 庆 comes from the traditional 慶, which pairs 廌, drawn as an antelope, with 心, a heart; the heart part showed goodness or blessing, and obtaining such a beautiful animal was worth celebrating.

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Festivals & Holidays

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