同情
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
同情 (tóngqíng) · to sympathize
同情 (tóngqíng) means “to sympathize; sympathy”. It is written with 2 characters: 同 (same) + 情 (emotion). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 同情 is built
The characters
同 tóng · same
What 同 is made of
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 丶 — dot
- 几jǐ — how many
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Sharing a common 凡 tongue 口 (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
我很同情他。Wǒ hěn tóngqíng tā.I feel very sorry for him.
大家都同情这个孩子。Dàjiā dōu tóngqíng zhè ge háizi.Everyone sympathizes with this child.
Questions about 同情
What does 同情 mean?
同情 (tóngqíng) means “to sympathize; sympathy”.
How do you pronounce 同情?
同情 is pronounced tóngqíng.
Which HSK level is 同情?
同情 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 同学tóngxuéclassmate
- 不同bùtóngdifferent
- 同时tóngshíat the same time
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 同样tóngyàngsame
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 共同gòngtóngcommon
- 同意tóngyìto agree
- 合同hétongcontract
- 胡同hútòngalley
Learn 同情 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.