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京 jīng capital

  • 566. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 亠

How it came to be

A building raised on an earth platform: a roof over a tall base with the steps up to it. Buildings this high stood where the ruler lived, in the capital.

How it is used

  • 'Capital city' - the 京 in 北京 (Běijīng) Northern Capital and 南京 (Nánjīng) Southern Capital, also 东京 (Dōngjīng) Tokyo.
  • 京剧 (jīngjù) = Beijing Opera, the classic collocation.
  • On its own 京 often stands for Beijing specifically (京城 the capital, 进京 go to Beijing).

Characters built with 京

Words with 京

Example sentences

  • 京剧是中国的国粹。 Jīngjù shì Zhōngguó de guócuì.Beijing opera is the quintessence of Chinese culture.
  • 咱们北京见！ Zánmen Běijīng jiàn!Let's meet in Beijing.
  • 我去过北京。 Wǒ qùguò Běijīng.I've been to Beijing.
  • 北京是中国的首都。 Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.Beijing is China's capital.