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Making Chinese characters memorable

京

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

capital city
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  • 京
    ㄐㄧㄥ

    jīng

    capital city

    • ?

      • 亠
        ㄊㄡ ˊ

        tóu

        lid

      • 口
        ㄎㄡ ˇ

        kǒu

        opening

    • 小
      ㄒㄧㄠ ˇ

      xiǎo

      small

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Put a lid on the mouth of everyone who says Beijing is small!
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