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jīng

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jīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīng | jing1
English translation
a river in Gansu and Shaanxi

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About jīng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

jīng

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

water

Etymology of jīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

shuǐ

Semantic compound

shuǐ

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Example sentences using jīng

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餐馆老板只会 jiǎng 洋泾浜英语 Yīng yǔ

The restaurant owner could only speak pidgin English.

Words with jīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
泾渭分明 Jīng Wèi fēn míng to be entirely different涇渭分明
jīng Jing River jīng
泾县 Jīng xiàn Jing county in Xuancheng 宣城 Xuān chéng [Xuān​chéng], Anhui涇縣
泾阳 Jīng yáng Jingyang County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳 Xián yáng [Xián​yáng], Shaanxi涇陽
泾阳县 Jīng yáng Xiàn Jingyang County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳 Xián yáng [Xián​yáng], Shaanxi涇陽縣
泾源县 Jīng yuán xiàn Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原 Gù yuán [Gù​yuán], Ningxia涇源縣
泾源 Jīng yuán Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原 Gù yuán [Gù​yuán], Ningxia涇源
泾川县 Jīng chuān xiàn Jingchuan county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉 Píng liáng [Píng​liáng], Gansu涇川縣
泾川 Jīng chuān Jingchuan county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉 Píng liáng [Píng​liáng], Gansu涇川

jīng Decomposition & Compounds

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