Chinese Word: 镜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

镜 (Trad.: 鏡)HSK 4

Pinyin: jìng

English Definition: mirror; lens

Chinese Definition:
①用来映照形象的器具：镜子(亦指“眼镜”)。镜台。镜匣。镜奁。铜镜。穿衣镜。
②利用光学原理制造的各种器具，上面的镜片一般用玻璃制成：镜头。镜片。眼镜。胃镜。凸镜。凹镜。三棱镜。望远镜。显微镜。
③监察，借鉴：镜戒。
④照耀：“荣镜宇宙”。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:竟 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 竟 [ jìng ] finally, after all, at last; indeed; unexpected

Similar Characters: 糡境

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眼镜HSK 4	yǎn jìng	spectacles; eyeglasses; Classifiers: 副
镜头HSK 6	jìng tóu	camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
望远镜	wàng yuǎn jìng	binoculars; telescope; Classifiers: 付
棱镜	léng jìng	prism; prismatic lens
显微镜	xiǎn wēi jìng	microscope; Classifiers: 台

1		mā ma 妈妈 cháng cháng 常常 dài zhe 戴着 yǎn jìng 眼镜 kàn shū 看书。 Mom often wears glasses while reading books.
2		jìng zi 镜子 fǎn shè 反射 chū 出 tā 他 de 的 shēn yǐng 身影。 The mirror reflects his figure.
3		tā 他 tòu guò 透过 wàng yuǎn jìng 望远镜 guān chá 观察 xīng kōng 星空。 He observed the sky through the telescope.
4		tā 她 dài zhe 戴着 yǎn jìng 眼镜， zhèng zài 正在 kàn diàn shì 看电视。 She is watching TV, wearing glasses.
5		zhè 这 miàn 面 jìng zi 镜子 xiǎn de 显得 yǒu xiē 有些 mó hu 模糊。 This mirror seems a little blurry.

1		mā ma 妈妈 cháng cháng 常常 dài zhe 戴着 yǎn jìng 眼镜 kàn shū 看书。 Mom often wears glasses while reading books.
2		jìng zi 镜子 fǎn shè 反射 chū 出 tā 他 de 的 shēn yǐng 身影。 The mirror reflects his figure.
3		tā 他 tòu guò 透过 wàng yuǎn jìng 望远镜 guān chá 观察 xīng kōng 星空。 He observed the sky through the telescope.
4		tā 她 dài zhe 戴着 yǎn jìng 眼镜， zhèng zài 正在 kàn diàn shì 看电视。 She is watching TV, wearing glasses.
5		zhè 这 miàn 面 jìng zi 镜子 xiǎn de 显得 yǒu xiē 有些 mó hu 模糊。 This mirror seems a little blurry.