爱情
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
爱情 (àiqíng) · romance
爱情 (àiqíng) means “romance; love (romantic)”. It is written with 2 characters: 爱 (love) + 情 (emotion). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 爱情 is built
The characters
爱 ài · love
What 爱 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖 (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
这是一本写爱情的书。Zhè shì yī běn xiě àiqíng de shū.This is a book about love.
你喜欢看爱情电影吗？Nǐ xǐhuan kàn àiqíng diànyǐng ma?Do you like romance movies?
Questions about 爱情
What does 爱情 mean?
爱情 (àiqíng) means “romance; love (romantic)”.
How do you pronounce 爱情?
爱情 is pronounced àiqíng.
Which HSK level is 爱情?
爱情 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 可爱kě'àicute
- 爱心àixīnlove
- 热爱rè'àito love deeply
- 爱国àiguópatriotic
- 爱护àihùto take good care of
- 亲爱qīnàidear
- 喜爱xǐ'àito like
- 爱惜àixīto cherish
Learn 爱情 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.