情
qíng · HSK 7
feeling
💚 忄 heart radical + 青 qīng (green) = feelings of the heart; 青 also lends the sound qíng
The heart radical 忄 on the left flags this as an emotion word, while 青 (qīng, green/young) on the right is the phonetic that nudges qīng toward qíng. Heart-side meanings: affection, feeling, sensibility.
情 — heart radical 忄 + 青 (qīng)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 忄 signals that the meaning involves feelings or inner states, while 青 supplies the sound 'qing'. Originally referring to genuine feelings or emotion arising from the heart, 情 expanded to cover sentiment, affection, and circumstances or situations more broadly.