情形
Old HSK 6
情形 (qíngxing) · situation
情形 (qíngxing) means “situation; circumstances”. It is written with 2 characters: 情 (emotion) + 形 (form). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 情形 is built
The characters
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)
形 xíng · form
What 形 is made of
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你能说说当时的情形吗？Nǐ néng shuōshuo dāngshí de qíngxing ma?Can you describe what it was like at the time?
看这种情形，比赛要推迟了。Kàn zhè zhǒng qíngxing, bǐsài yào tuīchí le.By the look of things, the match will be postponed.
Questions about 情形
What does 情形 mean?
情形 (qíngxing) means “situation; circumstances”.
How do you pronounce 情形?
情形 is pronounced qíngxing.
Which HSK level is 情形?
情形 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 爱情àiqíngromance
- 热情rèqíngwarm
- 事情shìqingthing
- 心情xīnqíngmood
- 感情gǎnqíngfeelings
- 情感qínggǎnfeelings
- 情况qíngkuàngsituation
- 表情biǎoqíngfacial expression
- 情景qíngjǐngscene
- 同情tóngqíngto sympathize
Learn 情形 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 148: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.