Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “qing”
32 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
qīng
清
qīng
轻clean, pure
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6qīng
青light, gentle
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4qīng
氢nature's color
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5qīng
靑ammonia
9 strokes · HSK 2.0 L6qīng
倾blue
8 strokesqīng
卿to upset, to pour out, to overflow
10 strokesqīng
圊noble
10 strokesqīng
氫restroom
11 strokesqīng
傾ammonia
11 strokesqīng
蜻to upset, to pour out, to overflow
13 strokesqīng
輕dragonfly
14 strokesqīng
鲭light, gentle
14 strokesqīng
鯖mackerel
16 strokesqīng
mackerel
19 strokes2
Second tone
qíng
3
Third tone
qǐng
4
Fourth tone
qìng
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