jīng = ji + (e)ng1
abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority
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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 5 months 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
tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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Characters with 京 as component

qíng = qi + (e)ng2
to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead
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jìng = ji + (e)ng4
strong / powerful
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liàng = li + ang4
distant / to seek / old variant of 亮[liang4] / bright
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Words with 京

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pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)
to enter the capital / to go to Beijing
Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c. 1050 BC

Sentences with 京

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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.