頃 Stroke Order

頃 qǐng Meaning: 1. A unit of area in the Chinese land measurement system, equal to one hundred mu (approximately 6.6667 hectares). (Example: 碧波萬頃, "vast expanse of blue waves.") 2. A short period of time. (Examples: ～刻, "a moment"; 有～, "there’s a little while"; 少～, "a little while"; 俄～, "a very short time.") 3. Just now; not long ago. (Examples: ～聞, "just heard"; ～接來信, "just received the letter.") ----- 頃 qǐng Meaning: 1. A short while; a moment (English: "moment; instant; a little while"). (Example: 春宵一刻值千金, "A moment in spring is worth a thousand pieces of gold.") 2. Recently; just now. (Example: 頃接來信, "just received a letter"; 領月, "in recent months.") 3. In the past; at that time. (Example: 領年, "the previous year.") ----- 頃 qǐng Meaning: 1. To lean; to incline. (Example: The word can be used interchangeably with "傾," which also means to lean or incline.) 2. See also qīng for more meanings related to inclination. ----- 頃 qīng Meaning: 1. Inclined or slanted; to lean to the side (the original meaning). (Example: 頃筐, "a bamboo basket that is slanted at the mouth, similar to a modern dustpan.") 2. Slanted or inclined (similar meanings as above with variations in usage). (Example: 頃危, "tilted and dangerous"; 領宮, "a very large palace.") 3. See also qǐng for more meanings related to inclination.