Radical 忄

11 strokes

heart 忄 (339a) + blue-green 青 (335) = state of affairs 情

This and the previous four characters form a phonetic series based on 青 (Character 335). The following two characters form a second series based on the same character but with a different pronunciation.

事情 (312) shìqíng affair, matter

[同情 (160) tóngqíng sympathy]

[心情 (161) xīnqíng mood, state of mind]

The heart of the plant only turns blue-green when this state of affairs (the fine weather) persists. / Only the fairy can get right inside the chink to see the color change.

This is the form taken by Character 161 when it appears as the left-hand side of a character.

Some books suggest writing the strokes in the order left to right.