Group 青 (qīng, jīng)

henning

July 13, 2008, 06:11 PM posted in General Discussion

Motivated by Lesson: B0791 Valentine's Day

Taken from character: 情

Taken from word: 情人节 (Valentin's day)

 

情

Pron: qíng

Main radical: 忄

Frequency: 120

Meaning: feeling, emotion, passion, situation

Examples: 情报 (spy intelligence), 情感 (emotion), 情景 (situation, circumstances), 情节 (plot), 情理 (reason, sense), 情人节 (Valentin's day), 心情 (mood), 调情 (flirt), 同情 (compassion, relent, sympathize),  网际色情 (cyberporn)

 

青

Pron: qīng; jīng

Main radical: 青

Frequency: 497

Meaning: green (blue, black)

Examples: 青春 (youth), 青菜 (green vegetables), 青草 (grass), 青年 (youth), 青蛙 (frog), 青鱼 (herring), 青铜 (bronze),

 

请 ( 請 )

Pron: qǐng, qīng, qíng, qìng

Main radical: 讠

Frequency: 421

Meaning: to ask, to invite, please (do sth), to treat (to a meal, etc), to request

Examples: 请问 (may I ask...), 邀请 (invite), 申请人 (applicant), 请求 (request),

 

精

Pron: jīng, jìng, qíng

Main radical: 米

Frequency: 435

Meaning: energy, perfect, excellent, refined, very, proficient

Examples: 精力 (energy), 精度 (precision), 精彩 (brilliant), 精确 (accurate, precise), 精神 (vigor, vitality), 精液 (semen), 酒精 (alcohol), 酒精 (elf)

 

静 ( 靜 )

Pron: jìng

Main radical: 青

Frequency: 722

Meaning: still, calm, quiet, not moving

Examples: 安静 (quiet), 宁静 (tranquil, tranquility, serenety!), 冷静 (cool, cool-headed), 静默 (silence), 静脉 (vein)

 

睛

Pron: jīng, jǐng

Main radical: 目

Frequency: 934

Meaning: eye

Examples: 眼睛 (eye), 眨眼睛 (wink)

 

猜

Pron: cāi

Main radical: 犭

Frequency: 1598

Meaning: to guess

Examples: 猜测 (guess, conjecture, surmise), 猜疑 (harbor suspicions, be suspicious, have misgivings), 猜忌 (be suspicious and jealous of)

 

晴

Pron: qíng

Main radical: 日

Frequency: 1968

Meaning: clear, fine (weather)

Examples: 晴朗 (sunny and cloudless), 晴天 (sunny), 晴雨表 (barometer)

 

靖

Pron: jìng, jīng

Main radical: 青

Frequency: 2545

Meaning: pacify; appease; calm, peaceful, quiet

 

菁

Pron: jīng

Main radical: 艹

Frequency: 3321

Meaning: leek

Examples: 芜菁 (turnip)

 

靓 ( 靚 )

Pron: jìng, liàng

Main radical: 青

Frequency: 4636

Meaning: make up (face)

 

婧

Pron: jìng

Main radical: 女

Frequency: 5759

Meaning: modest, supple

 

碃

Pron: qìng

Main radical: 石

Frequency: 8027

Meaning: (stone)

 

凊

Pron: jìng

Main radical: 冫

Frequency: rare

Meaning: cool, fresh, to cool, surname