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Meaning of 京

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京HSK 1
Pinyin: jīng
English Definition: abbr. for Beijing; surname Jing; Jing ethnic minority; capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)
Chinese Definition:
①国都(现特指中国首都北京)：京城。京都。京华(因京都是文物、人才汇集的地方，所以称京都为“京华”)。京畿(国都和国都附近的地方)。京剧。京师(首都的旧称)。京绣。京菜。
②大。
③古代数名，指一千万，亦指一亿兆。
④中国少数民族，主要分布于广西壮族自治区：京族。
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 亠
Pictographic:A capital building on a hill
Character Formation:
  • ⿳ Above to middle and below
    • 亠 [ tóu ] lid, cover; head
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 小 [ xiǎo ] small, tiny, insignificant
Similar Characters: 亰
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Example Words
北京HSK 1 běi jīng Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government
南京 nán jīng Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江苏 ; capital of China at different historical periods
东京 dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
京剧HSK 4 jīng jù Beijing opera; Classifiers: 场 ,出
京城 jīng chéng capital of a country
More:京* | *京 | *京*
Example Sentences
1
wǒ de jiā
我的家
zài
在
běi jīng
北京
。
My home is in Beijing.
2
běi jīng
北京
de
的
tiān qì
天气
hěn rè
很热
。
It is very hot in Beijing.
3
wǒ
我
zuò fēi jī
坐飞机
qù
去
běi jīng
北京
。
I take an airplane to Beijing.
4
wǒ
我
zuò huǒ chē
坐火车
qù
去
běi jīng
北京
。
I take the train to Beijing.
5
qián tiān
前天
wǒ
我
qù
去
le
了
běi jīng
北京
。
Two days ago, I went to Beijing.
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