友情
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
友情 (yǒuqíng) · friendship
友情 (yǒuqíng) means “friendship”. It is written with 2 characters: 友 (friend) + 情 (emotion). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 友情 is built
The characters
友 yǒu · friend
What 友 is made of
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
情 qíng · emotion
What 情 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们的友情很深。Wǒmen de yǒuqíng hěn shēn.Our friendship is very deep.
友情比钱重要。Yǒuqíng bǐ qián zhòngyào.Friendship is more important than money.
Questions about 友情
What does 友情 mean?
友情 (yǒuqíng) means “friendship”.
How do you pronounce 友情?
友情 is pronounced yǒuqíng.
Which HSK level is 友情?
友情 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
- 女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
- 朋友péngyoufriend
- 网友wǎngyǒuonline friend
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 友好yǒuhǎofriendly
- 好友hǎoyǒuclose friend
- 友谊yǒuyìfriendship
Learn 友情 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.