晴 (qíng) — clear, fine (weather) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

clearfine (weather)

Easily confused

晴
Jīn tiān tiān hěn qíng
The sky is very clear today.
晴，。
Míng tiān qíng, wǒ men qù hǎi biān ba.
It'll be fine tomorrow, let's go to the seaside.
晴，。
Zuó tiān bù qíng, xià yǔ le.
Yesterday wasn't clear; it rained.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

Same sound today

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

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