(qīng): to overturn, to collapse, to lean

(qīng) is a Chinese character meaning “to overturn.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1252 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, person. Its radical form (person) appears in many related characters such as (rén, person), (shén, what), (jīn, now).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to overturn
  2. to collapse
  3. to lean

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticperson

Decomposition: ⿰亻顷 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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2
3
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10

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
verb/nounqīng xiàngtrend6
verbqīng tīngto listen attentively6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
qīng sùto say everything (that is on one's mind)
qīng xiéto incline
qīng dǎoto topple over
qīng zhùto throw into
qīng jiā dàng chǎnto lose a family fortune (idiom)
qīng xīnto admire wholeheartedly
qīng pén dà yǔ(idiom) a downpour
qīng tǔto pour out (emotions)
qīng mùto adore
qīng xièto pour down in torrents
zuǒ qīngleft-leaning
qīng xiāoto dump (goods, products)
yī jiàn qīng xīnlove at first sight
qīng xié dùinclination (from the horizontal or vertical)
qīng xiàng xìngtendency
62
Total compounds
82
As first character
6
As last character
11
As middle character

appears in 62 compound words: 82 as the first character, 6 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

xié
0.68419,611 co-occurrences
xiàng
0.58657,678 co-occurrences
xiè
0.540786 co-occurrences
tuí
0.489300 co-occurrences
tīng
0.4632,652 co-occurrences
0.4583,432 co-occurrences
pén
0.4401,143 co-occurrences
0.42523,652 co-occurrences
dǎo
0.4232,820 co-occurrences
yòu
0.4124,764 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (12)

dàshàjiāngqīngHSK 6+

to be about to collapse; to be about to crumble

phrase
qīngcháo'érchūHSK 7+

to set out for action in full force

phrase
qīng cháo lái fànHSK 7+

to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)

phrase
qīngchéngqīngguóHSK 6+

synonym of 傾國傾城 /倾国倾城 (qīngguóqīngchéng)

phrase
qīngguóqīngchéngHSK 6+

to be devastatingly beautiful; to be drop-dead gorgeous

phrase
qīngjiādàngchǎnHSK 7+

to exhaust all of a family's financial resources; to break the bank; to bring a family to ruin

phrase
qīngpéndàyǔHSK 6+

rain cats and dogs; downpour

phrase
qīng xīn tǔ dǎnHSK 6+

to pour out one's heart (idiom)

phrase
shānníqīngxièHSK 7+

landslide

noun
yījiànqīngxīnHSK 6+

to lose one's heart to him/her at first sight; to fall in love at first sight

phrase
qīng xiāng dào qièHSK 6+

(idiom) to exhaust all one has; to leave no stone unturned; to try one's best

phrase
shì mù qīng ěrHSK 6+

to watch and listen attentively

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这位老虽然年过八旬,但身体依然硬朗。

zhè wèi lǎo qīng suī rán nián guò bā xún , dàn shēn tī yī rán yìng lǎng .

Though over eighty years old, this old man remains in robust health.

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【狮城双尸命案】夫曾向亲人诉 忧病妻无人照顾

shī chéng shuāng shī mìng àn fū céng xiàng qīn rén qīng sù yōu bìng qī wú rén zhào gù

The husband once confided in his relatives that his sick wife had no one to take care of him

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...鹰派委员呼吁进一步加息 与高市早苗的宽松向唱反调

. . . yīng pài wěi yuán hū xū jìn yī bù jiā xī yǔ gāo shì zǎo miáo de kuān sōng qīng xiàng chàng fǎn diào

... Hawkish members called for further interest rate hikes in opposition to Sanae Takaichi's easing tendencies

马来西亚诗华日报新闻网Feb 2026

颜玉君:走出课室,听玛美里族雕刻背后的故事

yán yù jūn : zǒu chū kè shì , qīng tīng 玛 měi lǐ zú diāo kè bèi hòu de gù shì

Yan Yujun: Step out of the classroom and listen to the story behind the Mameli carvings

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...样情 陆商务部:业界欢迎中韩就热轧板卷反销达成协议

. . . yàng qíng lù shāng wù bù : yè jiè huān yíng zhōng hán jiù rè 轧 bǎn juǎn fǎn qīng xiāo dá chéng xié yì

... Ministry of Commerce: The industry welcomes the agreement between China and South Korea on anti-dumping of hot-rolled coils

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销争议 天声董事长张水圳曾硬杠美政府

qīng xiāo zhēng yì tiān shēng dǒng shì cháng zhāng shuǐ 圳 céng yìng gàng měi zhèng fǔ

Dumping controversy Tiansheng Chairman Zhang Shuizhen once slammed the US government

Tatoeba

水从破裂的水管泻而出。

Shuǐ cóng pòliè de shuǐguǎn qīngxiè ér chū.

Water poured from the broken pipe.

Tatoeba

在我看来,她有一种夸张的向。

Zàiwǒkànlái, tā yǒu yīzhǒng kuāzhāng de qīngxiàng.

It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.

Tatoeba

我懂得的都已经囊相授了。

Wǒ dǒngde de dōu yǐjīng qīngnáng xiāng shòu le.

There's nothing more I can teach you.

Tatoeba

他们冒着盆大雨出发了。

Tāmen màozhe qīngpéndàyǔ chūfā le.

They started in spite of the heavy rain.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced qīng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 倾 (qīng) mean in Chinese?
倾 (qīng) primarily means "to overturn." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1252 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 倾 have?
倾 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 倾?
The radical associated with 倾 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 倾?
倾 is composed of: 亻 (semantic), 顷 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻顷 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 倾?
Common words with 倾 include: 倾向 (qīng xiàng, "trend"); 倾听 (qīng tīng, "to listen attentively"); 倾诉 (qīng sù, "to say everything (that is on one's mind)"); 倾斜 (qīng xié, "to incline"); 倾倒 (qīng dǎo, "to topple over"). There are over 62 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 倾 (qīng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qīng: 青 (abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province), 轻 (light), 清 (clear, pure), 情 (feeling, emotion), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 倾 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 倾 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.