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轻qīng

light (weight). 9 strokes, radical 车, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin qīngStrokes 9Radical 车Band HSK 2Words 5

How to write 轻

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Stroke order chart for 轻 — 9 strokes, radical 车

Write 轻 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 轻 · the stroke-order rules

What 轻 is made of

车 (chē, cart), 又 (yòu, and) and 工 (gōng, labor).

车 carries the meaning — cart — and 工 carries the sound.

Words that use 轻

轻(qīng) light (weight)
分量不重,容易拿起来

他背上一个很轻的书包。He carried a very light backpack on his back.

Lesson 60, 晴天 · 浮瓜沉李与岁序更迭 · Seasonal Nuance, Festive Refreshments & Civic Enterprise

年(nián)轻(qīng) young
年纪不大,正处在青春阶段

这群年轻人朝气蓬勃。This group of young people was full of vigor.

Lesson 55, 去爬山 · 追根溯源与民情物意 · Rural Agriculture, Kinship Bonds & Societal Nuances

轻(qīng)松(sōng) relaxed, easy
没有压力,让人感到舒服自在

餐厅让大家轻松享用饭菜。The restaurant let everyone eat at ease, without a worry.

Lesson 323, 浩荡长路与行者从容 · 宏图展卷与韶华筑基 · Harbor Reunions, Energy Highways & Corporate Frontiers

轻(qīng)易(yì) lightly, rashly, easily
不费什么力气,随随便便

大家绝不轻易放弃理想。Everyone refused to casually give up on their ideals.

Lesson 325, 青春筑基与实业扬帆 · 宏图展卷与韶华筑基 · Harbor Reunions, Energy Highways & Corporate Frontiers

减(jiǎn)轻(qīng) to lighten, reduce, alleviate
指使负担或程度变得比原来小

新路切实减轻了果农的运输负担。The new road really lightened the fruit farmers' transport burden.

Lesson 439, 砥砺克艰 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture

Characters that share the sound part 工

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

红hóng经jīng空kōng江jiāng项xiàng攻gōng巩gǒng贡gòng径jìng

More characters with the radical 车

All 12 of them, and what the radical means, on the 车 radical page.

车chē辆liàng较jiào转zhuǎn输shū轮lún辑jí辅fǔ军jūn软ruǎn轨guǐ