Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced qing
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced qing, including 情 qíng, 清 qīng, 亲 qīn / qìng, 请 qǐng, 轻 qīng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For qing, the tongue is high and forward on q; run straight into ing and hold the tone, not English letters in a row.
Initial q
Like j, but aspirated.
Final ing
Settle the final ing into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (情 qíng, 清 qīng, 亲 qīn / qìng, 请 qǐng, 轻 qīng) and lock in their tones. 10 common characters share the sound qing, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
qing turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 清, 亲, 轻… (6 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 情, 晴 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 请 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 庆 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing qing inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
10 common characters in this group.