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qīng

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qīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qīng | qing1
English translation
dragonfly

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About qīng

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

qīng

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of qīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

虫青

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

Qīng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chóng represents the meaning and Qīng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using qīng

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Lán 蜻蜒,绿蜻蜒 tíng zài 空中 kōng zhōng , dòng 不动 bù dòng , zhè gēng 增加 zēngjiā le 这里 zhè lǐ de 神秘 shénmì 气氛 qìfēn .

Blue and green dragonflies, poised in the air, added to the enchantment.

Words with qīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蜻蜓 qīng tíng dragonfly蜻蜓 qīng tíng
蜻蜓点水 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ superficial contact (idiom)蜻蜓點水
qīng dragonfly qīng
蜻蜓撼石柱 qīng tíng hàn shí zhù lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities蜻蜓撼石柱 qīng tíng hàn shí zhù

qīng Decomposition & Compounds

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