京

京
jīng = ji + (e)ng1
abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority
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京
jīng = ji + (e)ng1
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)
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How to pronounce 京

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 9 days ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

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京 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
亠
tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
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口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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小
xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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Characters with 京 as component

就
jiù = ji + ou4
at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
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就
jiù = ji + ou4
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
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景
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
surname Jing
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Words with 京

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Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government
Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

Sentences with 京

京 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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京
jīng

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The large underpants are playfully decorated with a cheerful pattern of bright orange mandarins, soft white daisies, and stylish berets. The colorful design pops against the bright fabric.