How to Write 晴 (qíng) — Meaning “Sunny / Clear weather”

Picture a bright blue sky (青) with a warm sun (日) shining above it—the sun makes the sky “clear” or 晴. You can also think of the word 晴天 (sunny day) and remember that the 日 comes first because the sun leads to good weather.

Write the left radical 日 first (three strokes: vertical, horizontal fold, horizontal), then the right side 青 (eight strokes). A common mistake is making the 日 too wide—keep it narrow. Also, the bottom 月 part of 青 should be written with two vertical strokes, not one continuous line.

晴 means sunny or clear weather, while 㬎 is an ancient, rare character meaning “sunlight” or “to display” and is almost never used today. 晁 is a Chinese surname or place name (e.g., the historical figure Chao Cuo) and has a different pronunciation (cháo). Visually, 晴 has the 青 component, 㬎 has 日 over 絲, and 晁 has 日 over 兆.

晴 is used mainly in weather descriptions, such as 晴天 (sunny day) and 晴朗 (sunny and bright). It also appears in the verb 放晴 (to clear up, said of weather after rain). Culturally, 晴 is a common character in daily forecasts and poetry, often symbolizing good fortune or a positive mood.

Common words containing 晴 include: 晴天 (qíng tiān) — Sunny day; 晴朗 (qíng lǎng) — Sunny and bright; 放晴 (fàng qíng) — to clear up (weather).