qíng

feeling

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

is a component form of .

青 sound component

  Sound component

qīng

  

green or blue

Evolution

情 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
情 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
情 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qíng

feeling, sentiment, emotion; feeling; emotion; passion; situation

Most common words with 情
Freq.
Word
Meaning

事情

affair

情况

circumstances

feeling

爱情

romance

心情

mood