热情
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
热情 (rèqíng) · warm
热情 (rèqíng) means “warm; enthusiastic; friendly”. It is written with 2 characters: 热 (hot) + 情 (emotion). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 热情 is built
The characters
热 rè · hot
What 热 is made of
- 执zhí — to execute
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 丸wán — ball
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丶 — dot
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 执 gives the sound. (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
他对客人很热情。Tā duì kèrén hěn rèqíng.He is very warm toward guests.
这里的人热情吗？Zhèlǐ de rén rèqíng ma?Are the people here friendly?
Questions about 热情
What does 热情 mean?
热情 (rèqíng) means “warm; enthusiastic; friendly”.
How do you pronounce 热情?
热情 is pronounced rèqíng.
Which HSK level is 热情?
热情 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 热爱rè'àito love deeply
- 热烈rèlièwarm
- 热闹rènaolively
- 热心rèxīnwarm-hearted
- 亲热qīnrèaffectionate
- 热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàngeyes brimming with tears
- 热门rèménpopular
- 炎热yánrèscorching hot
- 热rèhot
- 爱情àiqíngromance
Learn 热情 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.