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IDENTITY

qīnglight (weight); gentle

HSK 3Top 400

CORE MEANING

light (weight); gentle

Part of speech
adjective
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.lightHSK3
  2. 2.youngHSK5

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
vehicle radical (chē)
strokes
9
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰车𢀖
    • cart
    • gives the sound qīng (historical)

USAGE

Common words

年轻niánqīngyoung
轻松qīngsōngrelaxed
轻视qīngshìto look down on

Graded examples

  • 这个箱子很轻。Zhège xiāngzi hěn qīng.HSK3

    This box is very light.

RELATIONS

LEARNING

Memory aid

A light cart (车) — easy to move, not heavy. (From 輕.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#400
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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