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慶
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷
庆
🇨🇳

celebrate

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Time
qìng
ケイ
よろこ.び
경, 강
Depicts a legendary animal considered to be good (廌) and a heart (心).
Components
Traditional (慶)
廌 Xiezhi+ 心 heart =
慶 celebrate
廌 Iconic component
zhì Xiezhi
unicorn
心 Meaning component
xīn heart
Simplified (庆)
广 roof+ 大 big =
庆 celebrate
广 Simplified component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
Shorthand for the top part of the traditional character 慶.
大 Simplified component
dà big
big, great, vast, large, high
Shorthand for the bottom part of the traditional character 慶.
Notes
Similar Characters
灋 statute (archaic)薦 recommend (trad/jp)寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration忘 forget忞 messy忠 loyal念 miss忽 suddenly忿 get态 bearing (simp)怂 arouse (simp)怎 how?怒 anger
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
慶
Regular
Modern
Chinese
庆 / 慶 [qìng]
to celebrate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
慶 いわい
Iwai surname
慶 きよん
Kiyon surname
慶 けい
Kei female given namesurname
慶 けいじ
Keiji unclassified name
慶 けいとく
Keitoku surname
慶 ちか
Chika female given name
慶 みち
Michi female given name
慶 めぐみ
Megumi female given name
慶 ゆわい
Yuwai surname
慶 よし
Yoshi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (78)
庆祝 [qìng​zhù] #1,479
to celebrate
重庆 [Chóng​qìng] #1,882
Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yú]
庆幸 [qìng​xìng] #5,969
to rejoice
庆典 [qìng​diǎn] #7,863
celebration
国庆 [Guó​qìng] #17,758
National Day
重庆市 [Chóng​qìng​shì] #7,632
Chongqing city, formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yú]
喜庆 [xǐ​qìng] #26,063
jubilation
欢庆 [huān​qìng] #16,762
to celebrate
大庆 [Dà​qìng] #10,383
Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China
庆贺 [qìng​hè] #16,493
to congratulate
68 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (66)
⭐ 喜ぶ [よろこぶ] #655
to be delighted
⭐ 喜び [よろこび] #2,261
joy
お喜び [およろこび] #21,526
happy event
⭐ 弁慶 [べんけい] #42,107
strong person
慶応 [けいおう] #47,512
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
慶長 [けいちょう] #50,957
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
⭐ 慶事 [けいじ] #55,366
happy event
内弁慶 [うちべんけい] #66,004
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside
慶賀 [けいが] #79,039
celebration
お慶び申し上げます [およろこびもうしあげます] #79,674
my sincere congratulations
56 more items
KOREAN WORDS (3)
경주 #15,363
Gyeongju
경축
celebration; congratulation
국경일
national holiday