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Jīng

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Jīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Jīng | Jing1
English translation
abbr. for Beijing
surname Jing
Jing ethnic minority
capital city of a country
big
algebraic term for a large number (old)
artificial mound (old)
capital city

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About Jīng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Jīng

Contains the radical

tóu

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A capital building on a hill

Etymology of Jīng

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

亠口小

Explanation

Pictograph of a tall building. Similar to Gāo . Based on the original meaning "high place". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "capital city".

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Example sentences using Jīng

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我们 wǒmen tián bǎo le 肚子 dùzi 便 biàn 启程 qǐchéng 北京 Běijīng .

We put the calories in our stomachs and set off for Beijing.

一路 yī lù shǎng chī le bàn jīn chǎo 栗子 lì zi , shuì le 一会儿 yīhuìr jiào , jiù dào le 北京 Běijīng .

We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.

nèi huà shì 鼻烟壶 bí yān hú de 一种 yī zhǒng .内画技艺 jì yì 起源 qǐyuán 北京 Běijīng .

The art of decorating snuff bottles from the inside originated in Beijing.

沿着 yán zhe 南京路 Nán jīng lù guàng juān jiù huì 令人 lìng rén 想起 xiǎng qǐ 许多 xǔduō 类似 lèisì de 名字 míngzi .

A quick along Nanjing Road will remind you of many similar names.

赵凌冬就读 jiù dú 北京 Běijīng suǒ 私立 sī lì 中学 zhōng xué .

Zhao Lingdong is a private middle school student in Beijing.

Words with Jīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
北京 Běijīng Peking北京 Běijīng
东京 Dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan東京
Jīng big Jīng
南京 Nán jīng capital of China at different historical periods南京 Nán jīng
北京时间 Běi jīng Shí jiān Chinese Standard Time北京時間
北京市 Běi jīng Shì Beijing北京市 Běi jīng Shì
京都 Jīng dū Kyoto, Japan京都 Jīng dū
南京市 Nán jīng shì capital of China at different historical periods南京市 Nán jīng shì
普京 Pǔ jīng Vladimir Putin (1952-), president of Russia普京 Pǔ jīng
北京大学 Běi jīng Dà xué Peking University北京大學
京报 Jīng Bào Peking Gazette (official government bulletin)京報
京剧 Jīngjù Beijing opera京劇
东京湾 Dōng jīng Wān Tokyo Bay東京灣
维京人 Wéi jīng rén Viking維京人
南京大屠杀 Nán jīng Dà tú shā the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38南京大屠殺
北京人 Běi jīng rén Beijing resident北京人 Běi jīng rén
进京 jìn Jīng to enter the capital進京

Jīng Decomposition & Compounds

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Jīng Decomposition

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Jīng Compounds

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  • Jīng
    • jiù
      • jiù , , jiù , , ,
    • Jǐng
      • yǐng , jǐng , jǐng , jǐng , , , , ,
    • hào
    • jīng , liàng , Liáng , qióng , jīng , lüè , liàng , jīng , liáng , jìng , qíng , jiàng , liáng , liáng , jīng , qíng , , , , , , , liàng , liáng , , , jiù
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