激情
jī qíng · HSK 6
passion
🔥 jī = surge/splash + qíng = feeling — a feeling that splashes over you
激 means to surge or splash (water striking rocks), and 情 means emotion. Together: an emotion so strong it crashes through you like a wave — passion, fervor.
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.