晴

  • clear (weather);
  • sunny;

Etymology

A phono-semantic compound composed of:

日 — semantic component meaning “sun; day”'

靑 / 青 — phonetic component indicating the sound (청 / qíng). The character represents a clear sky under the sun, leading to the meaning sunny or clear weather.
Related characters: - sun visible in the sky; - clear, cloudless weather; - bright and pleasant conditions.

Usage in Korean

청명 (晴明) — clear and bright (weather)

쾌청 (快晴) — fine weather; clear sky

Additional notes

The character is strongly associated with weather conditions, especially clear skies after rain.
Related characters: 日 — sun

明 — bright

青 / 靑 — blue; clear

Alternative forms

靑 (U+FA12)

晴
개다
청
gaeda
cheong
Kangxi radical:72, 日 + 8
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+6674
Cangjie input:
  • 日手一月 (AQMB)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 日 青
  • ⿰ 日 靑

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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