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情 — feelings; emotion; sentiment

feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; situation; condition

Pinyin
qíng
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 情: 11 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

情 — 11 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 情 in the HSK syllabus: 51

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 事情shìqingaffair; matter; thing; businessHSK 2
  2. 热情rèqíngcordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionateHSK 3
  3. 爱情àiqíngromance; loveHSK 4
  4. 感情gǎnqíngemotion; sentimentHSK 4
  5. 情况qíngkuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situationHSK 4
  6. 心情xīnqíngmood; frame of mindHSK 4
  7. 友情yǒuqíngfriendly feelings; friendshipHSK 4
  8. 表情biǎoqíngexpression; to express one's feelingsHSK 5
  9. 病情bìngqíngstate of an illness; patient's conditionHSK 5
  10. 亲情qīnqíngaffection; family loveHSK 5
  11. 情感qínggǎnfeeling; emotion; to moveHSK 5
  12. 情景qíngjǐngscene; spectacle; circumstances; situationHSK 5
  13. 情绪qíngxùmood; state of mind; moodinessHSK 5
  14. 同情tóngqíngto sympathize with; sympathyHSK 5
  15. 国情guóqíngthe characteristics and circumstances particular to a countryHSK 6
  16. 激情jīqíngpassion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotionHSK 6
  17. 情节qíngjiécircumstances; plot; storylineHSK 6
  18. 情形qíngxingcircumstances; situation; state of affairsHSK 6
  19. 恩情ēnqíngkindness; affection; grace; favorHSK 7–9
  20. 风情fēngqíngmien; bearing; grace; amorous feelingsHSK 7–9
  21. 风土人情fēngtǔ-rénqínglocal conditions and customsHSK 7–9
  22. 行情hángqíngmarket price; quotation of market priceHSK 7–9
  23. 交情jiāoqingfriendship; friendly relationsHSK 7–9
  24. 尽情jìnqíngas much as one likesHSK 7–9
  25. 剧情jùqíngstory line; plot; dramaHSK 7–9
  26. 难为情nánwéiqíngembarrassedHSK 7–9
  27. 情报qíngbàoinformation; intelligenceHSK 7–9
  28. 情不自禁qíngbúzìjīncannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot butHSK 7–9
  29. 情调qíngdiàoambience; mood; flavorHSK 7–9
  30. 情怀qínghuáifeelings; moodHSK 7–9
  31. 情结qíngjiécomplexHSK 7–9
  32. 情境qíngjìngsituation; context; setting; environmentHSK 7–9
  33. 情理qínglǐreason; senseHSK 7–9
  34. 情侣qínglǚsweethearts; loversHSK 7–9
  35. 情人qíngrénlover; sweetheartHSK 7–9
  36. 情商qíngshāngemotional intelligence; emotional intelligence quotientHSK 7–9
  37. 情谊qíngyìfriendship; camaraderieHSK 7–9
  38. 情愿qíngyuànwillingness; would ratherHSK 7–9
  39. 人情rénqínghuman emotions; social relationship; friendshipHSK 7–9
  40. 深情shēnqíngdeep emotion; deep feeling; deep loveHSK 7–9

And 11 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.