盛情 (shèngqíng) · great kindness

盛情 (shèngqíng) means “great kindness; warm hospitality”. It is written with 2 characters: 盛 (to fill (a bowl)) + 情 (emotion). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 盛情 is built

The characters

盛 chéng · to fill (a bowl)

What 盛 is made of

成chéng — to accomplish
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke

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

感谢你们的盛情款待。Gǎnxiè nǐmen de shèngqíng kuǎndài.Thank you for your warm hospitality.

主人盛情邀请我们留下吃饭。Zhǔrén shèngqíng yāoqǐng wǒmen liúxià chīfàn.The host warmly invited us to stay for dinner.

Questions about 盛情

What does 盛情 mean?

盛情 (shèngqíng) means “great kindness; warm hospitality”.

How do you pronounce 盛情?

盛情 is pronounced shèngqíng.

Which HSK level is 盛情?

盛情 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 163: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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