Chinese symbol for “softly”
轻轻
qīng qīng
Traditional: 輕輕
lightly; softly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for softly is 轻轻 (qīng qīng), defined as: lightly; softly.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “softly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻声 (輕聲) | qīng shēng | in a quiet voice; softly; (linguistics) neutral tone |
| 轻手轻脚 (輕手輕腳) | qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo | (idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently |
| 低声 (低聲) | dī shēng | in a low voice; softly |
| 蹑悄悄 (躡悄悄) | niè qiāo qiāo | softly; quietly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 轻轻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年轻 (年輕) | nián qīng | young |
| 年轻人 (年輕人) | nián qīng rén | young people; youngster |
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light; gentle |
| 轻易 (輕易) | qīng yì | easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly |
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease |
See also: Japanese symbol for “softly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.