京 - jīng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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京

jīng

Definition

capital (city of a country)
phonetic component
ten quadrillion
big
algebraic term for a large number (old)
artificial mound (old)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (17)

就

jiù

at once; right away; right now; immediately; only; just (emphasis); as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case; even if; with regard to; concerning

景

jǐng

bright; circumstance; scenery

to let sth cool down

cool; cold

to start; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

琼

qióng

jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province

晾

liàng

to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder

掠

lüè

to take over by force; to rob; to plunder; to brush over; to skim; to sweep

whale

to forgive; to understand

see 椋鸟

to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead

snare; to snare

violent; strong

see 辒辌

red deer

Related words (9)

capital of a country

capital of a country

capital of a country (literary)

京畿

jīng jī

capital city and its surrounding area

京胡

jīng hú

jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera; also called 京二胡

京都

jīng dū

capital (of a country)

京二胡

jīng èr hú

jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera; also called 京胡

see 紫荆

imperial capital

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