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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

capital city

京 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jīng in the first tone.

  • ㄐㄧㄥ

    jīng

    capital city

    • ?

      • ㄊㄡ ˊ

        tóu

        lid

      • ㄎㄡ ˇ

        kǒu

        opening

    • ㄒㄧㄠ ˇ

      xiǎo

      small

4 stories have been written about this character — see all
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Put a lid on the mouth of everyone who says Beijing is small!
by Mike

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small area but a gateway to the entire country
by joolean

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Thinking of divul[ging] even a SMALL secret? Put a LID on it. MOUTHs pass gossip *across* the <capital city> fast.
by vms5q

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"亠 (lid), 口 (opening), và 小 (small) Thủ đô (京) là tòa thành nhỏ với tháp cao (亠) và tường thành (口) bao quanh"
by lkhalliera

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 京

Definitions for 京 pronounced as jīng

  • abbr. for Beijing
  • surname Jing
  • Jing ethnic minority
  • capital city of a country
  • big
  • algebraic term for a large number (old)
  • artificial mound (old)

Vocabulary

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Collections

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by monicadepaul 162 characters

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by Joeyjoefro 200 characters

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