晴空 (qíng kōng) — clear sky, cloudless sky | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

clear skycloudless sky

Examples

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Jīn tiān qíng kōng wàn lǐ, shì hé chū qù jiāo yóu.
Today the sky is clear for miles, perfect for an outing.
晴空。
Fēi jī zài qíng kōng zhōng píng wěn dì fēi xíng.
The plane flew steadily through the clear sky.
晴空。
Yǔ hòu de qíng kōng gé wài zhàn lán.
After the rain, the clear sky was especially azure.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

晴 describes the clear state, and 空 gives the sky.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

日青晴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng晴qíng

Same sound today

晴 puts 日, the sun, beside 青, which gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

穴工空

Meaning part形符xíngfú

穴穴xuécave, hole

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

工gōng空kōng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

空 is built from 穴, a cave or hole, and 工, which gives the sound.

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