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jìng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jìng | jing4
English translation
to pacify, to appease; calm, peaceful

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About jìng

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

jìng

Contains the radical

Qīng

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

As peaceful  as nature  Qīng Qīng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of jìng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

立青

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Example sentences using jìng

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zài jìng Guó 厕所 cèsuǒ 你们 nǐ men 是否 shìfǒu 看见 kànjiàn le 东条英机 Dōng tiáo Yīng jī ?

Yasukuni in the toilet if you see Hideki Tojo?

Words with jìng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jìng quiet jìng
靖国神社 Jìng guó Shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals靖國神社
靖宇 Jìng yǔ Jingyu county in Baishan 白山 Bái shān , Jilin靖宇 Jìng yǔ
李靖 Lǐ Jìng Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对 Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn duì [Táng​Tài​zōng​Lǐ​Wèi​Gōng​Wèn​duì], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书 Wǔ jīng Qī shū [Wǔ​jīng​Qī​shū]李靖 Lǐ Jìng
曲靖 Qǔ jìng Qujing prefecture level city in Yunnan曲靖 Qǔ jìng
绥靖 suí jìng to pacify綏靖
靖江 Jìng jiāng Jingjiang county level city in Taizhou 泰州 Tài zhōu [Tài​zhōu], Jiangsu靖江 Jìng jiāng
曲靖市 Qǔ jìng shì Qujing prefecture level city in Yunnan曲靖市 Qǔ jìng shì
南靖 Nán jìng Nanjing county in Zhangzhou 漳州 Zhāng zhōu [Zhāng​zhōu], Fujian南靖 Nán jìng
南靖县 Nán jìng xiàn Nanjing county in Zhangzhou 漳州 Zhāng zhōu [Zhāng​zhōu], Fujian南靖縣
靖远 Jìng yuǎn Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银 Bái yín [Bái​yín], Gansu靖遠
靖安 Jìng ān Jing'an county in Yichun 宜春 Yí chūn , Jiangxi靖安 Jìng ān
靖边 Jìng biān Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林 Yú lín [Yú​lín], Shaanxi靖邊
靖安县 Jìng ān xiàn Jing'an county in Yichun 宜春 Yí chūn , Jiangxi靖安縣
靖西 Jìng xī Jingxi county in Baise 百色 Bǎi sè [Bǎi​sè], Guangxi靖西 Jìng xī
靖江市 Jìng jiāng shì Jingjiang county level city in Taizhou 泰州 Tài zhōu [Tài​zhōu], Jiangsu靖江市 Jìng jiāng shì
靖州 Jìng zhōu Jingzhou Miao and Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化 Huái huà [Huái​huà], Hunan靖州 Jìng zhōu
靖边县 Jìng biān Xiàn Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林 Yú lín [Yú​lín], Shaanxi靖邊縣
靖宇县 Jìng yǔ xiàn Jingyu county in Baishan 白山 Bái shān , Jilin靖宇縣
永靖县 Yǒng jìng xiàn Yongjing county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州 Lín xià Huí zú zì zhì zhōu [Lín​xià​Huí​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Gansu永靖縣
靖西县 Jìng xī xiàn Jingxi county in Baise 百色 Bǎi sè [Bǎi​sè], Guangxi靖西縣
靖远县 Jìng yuǎn xiàn Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银 Bái yín [Bái​yín], Gansu靖遠縣
永靖 Yǒng jìng Yungching township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县 Zhāng huà xiàn [Zhāng​huà​xiàn], Taiwan永靖 Yǒng jìng
曹靖华 Cáo Jìng huá Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking University and essayist曹靖華
保靖 Bǎo jìng Baojing county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu [Xiāng​xī​Tǔ​jiā​zú​Miáo​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu]保靖 Bǎo jìng

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