庆 qìng — to celebrate; to congratulate; to rejoice
庆
Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #515
Traditional:
慶
qìng qing4
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
verb
- (会意。甲骨文字形,左边是个“文”字,中间有个心,表示心情诚恳;右边是一张鹿皮。合起来表示带着鹿皮,真诚地对人庆贺。小篆字形上面是鹿字省略一部分;中间是“心”字,表心意;下边是“攵”( suī脚),表示“往”。意思跟甲骨文相同。本义:祝贺;庆贺)
- celebrate;congratulate e.g 庆忭 · 庆寿 · 庆问 · 庆官酒 · 庆成宴 · 庆松
- award e.g 庆赏
Related words
- 重庆 Chongqing city, formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, abbr. 渝
- 庆祝 to celebrate; celebration
- 国庆 National Day
- 喜庆 jubilation; festive
- 庆典 celebration; celebration ceremony
- 欢庆 to celebrate
- 庆幸 to rejoice; to be glad; luck
- 庆贺 to celebrate; to congratulate
- 国庆节 National Day
- 校庆 anniversary of the founding of a school
- 庆功 to celebrate a heroic deed
- 吉庆 auspicious; lucky
- 普天同庆 a universal celebration by all
- 庆大霉素 gentamicin (an antibiotic)
- 婚庆 wedding celebration
- 额手称庆 to put one's hand to one's forehead in relief and joy; to rejoice
- 弹冠相庆 to congratulate each other (as partners in corruption) on getting office
- 庆生 to celebrate a birthday
- 大庆 a grand celebration