Meaning
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant
Chinese: 重量小、程度轻，也表示轻松。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qing” becomes a different word in each tone. 轻 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 年轻nián qīngyoung
- 轻松qīng sōnglight; gentle; relaxed; effortless
- 轻易qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
- 减轻jiǎn qīngto lighten; to ease; to alleviate
- 轻视qīng shìcontempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn
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Example Sentence
这个箱子很轻，我一个人就能搬。Zhè ge xiāng zi hěn qīng, wǒ yí ge rén jiù néng bān.This box is very light; I can carry it by myself.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this箱子xiāng zisuitcase很hěnvery轻qīnglight，我wǒI一个人yí ge rénby oneself (without assist就jiùthen能néngcan搬bānto move (i.e. relocate one。
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Where this character comes from
The cart radical 车 plus 巠 (sound): a light, swift chariot — ‘light (in weight); slight, gentle, soft; easy; young; rash; to belittle, make light of’ (轻松, 年轻, 轻视). Simplified from 輕.
A way to remember it
A light cart (车) — light; gentle; young (年轻).