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黥

qíng

Character

What 黥 means

1. to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead

Other readings

黥 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Qíngsurname Qing

Words starting with 黥

• 黥面qíng miànto tattoo the face (punishment in ancient times)

Sounds the same

Read qíng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 情(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 晴clear; fine (weather)
• 擎to raise; to hold up; to lift up
• 氰cyanogen (CN)2; ethanedinitrile; Taiwan pr. qīng
• 勍violent; strong
• 檠instrument for straightening bows
• 殑swoon
• 㯳variant of 檠
• 暒old variant of 晴

Go deeper

• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qíng correctly.
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