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jìng

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jìng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jìng | jing4
English translation
still, quiet, motionless, gentle

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About jìng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

jìng

Contains the radical

Qīng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

nature

Etymology of jìng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

青爭

Semantic compound

Qīng

Phonetic compound

zhēng

Explanation

Simplified form of jìng . Both Qīng and zhēng are sound components.

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Words with jìng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
冷静 lěngjìng calm冷靜
安静 ānjìng quiet安靜
jìng still jìng
平静 píngjìng tranquil平靜
静脉 jìng mài vein靜脈
宁静 níng jìng tranquil寧靜
动静 dòngjìng (detectable) movement動靜
镇静 zhènjìng calm鎮靜
寂静 jìjìng quiet寂靜
静止 jìng zhǐ still靜止
静态 jìng tài static靜態
镇静剂 zhèn jìng jì tranquilizer鎮靜劑
清静 qīng jìng quiet清靜
肃静 sù jìng silence肅靜
静坐 jìng zuò to sit quietly靜坐
静电 jìng diàn static electricity靜電
沉静 chén jìng peaceful沉靜
夜深人静 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom)夜深人靜
静谧 jìng mì quiet靜謐
文静 wén jìng (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet文靜
静悄悄 jìng qiāo qiāo extremely quiet靜悄悄
恬静 tián jìng still恬靜
静心 jìng xīn meditation靜心
静默 jìng mò silence靜默

jìng Decomposition & Compounds

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