Chinese Word: 京 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

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Example Words

北京	běi jīng	Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government	HSK 1
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	jīng jù	Beijing opera; Classifiers: 场 ,出	HSK 4
京城	jīng chéng	capital of a country

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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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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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