情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
情理
qínglǐ
reason and human feelings; common sense
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他的请求虽不完全符合制度，却也在情理之中。 Tā de qǐngqiú suī bù wánquán fúhé zhìdù, què yě zài qínglǐ zhī zhōng. Although his request does not fully comply with the rules, it is still understandable on human and reasonable grounds.
- 孩子想先玩一会儿再写作业，这在情理之中。 Háizi xiǎng xiān wán yíhuìr zài xiě zuòyè, zhè zài qínglǐ zhī zhōng. It is quite understandable that the child wants to play a little before doing homework.
- 他拒绝帮助老朋友，从情理上讲不过去。 Tā jùjué bāngzhù lǎo péngyou, cóng qínglǐ shang jiǎng bú guòqù. His refusal to help an old friend is hard to justify on any reasonable grounds.
Related words
- 爱情 àiqíng love
- 热情 rèqíng warm and friendly
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 心情 xīnqíng mood
- 感情 gǎnqíng feelings; relationship
- 情感 qínggǎn feelings; emotions
- 情况 qíngkuàng situation
- 表情 biǎoqíng facial expression; emoji
- 情景 qíngjǐng situation; scene
- 同情 tóngqíng to sympathize with
- 情节 qíngjié plot
- 情形 qíngxing situation