晴

Étymologie et composants

The Chinese character 晴 (qíng) for "clear weather" is composed of two parts: 日 (rì) for "sun" and 青 (qīng) for "blue" or "green". The combination of these two components suggests the idea of a bright, sunny day with a clear blue sky.The character 晴 has a long history in Chinese writing, dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). It was originally written as 日青, with the sun radical on the left and the 青 radical on the right. Over time, the character evolved into its current form, with the 青 radical simplified to a single stroke.The character 晴 is commonly used in Chinese to describe clear weather, such as 晴天 (qíngtiān) for "sunny day" or 晴朗 (qínglǎng) for "clear and bright". It can also be used in a figurative sense to refer to a bright or positive mood, as in 心情晴朗 (xīnqíng qínglǎng) for "a cheerful mood".In addition to its use in Chinese, the character 晴 has also been adopted into other languages, such as Japanese (晴れ, hare) and Korean (맑음, malgeum).