qìng
verb #10,034

Meanings

  1. 1 to celebrate
  2. 2 celebration

Examples

Guóqìngjié kuàilè!
Happy National Day!
Dàjiā yīqǐ qìngzhù ba!
Let's celebrate together!

Tips

usage
is used in: 庆祝 (to celebrate), 国庆 (National Day — October 1st in China), 庆幸 (to feel fortunate), 庆典 (celebration ceremony). Also in the city name 重庆 (Chongqing).

Components

radical
广 guǎng
wide-roof shelter
广 on top-left is the broad-roof radical, an open-fronted hall. In it pictures the public hall where celebrations and ceremonies were held, marking the character as a building-related event word.
semantic
big; great
inside the hall draws a person standing arms outstretched, suggesting the grandness of the occasion. The simplified keeps just the roof and the figure beneath; the traditional had a deer and a heart underneath, since congratulators once brought deerskin gifts.

Stroke Order

qìng