TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
晴
ㄑㄧㄥˊ · qíng
adj — clear, fine (of weather)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tqīng → qíng — same initial, tone shifts
The sun (日) out and the sky 青 blue-green — clear weather, 晴天、放晴. 青 qīng gives the sound, its tone tipped to qíng; the same 青 rings through 清 (clear water), 情 (feeling), 請 (please).
意 · Meanings
(本義)晴天— clear sky, fine weather常用
→晴朗— bright and clear
→放晴— to clear up (after rain)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension