晶 jīng crystal
crystal; clear
How to remember 晶: 日 sun + 日 sun + 日 sun = crystal. When the sun hits the chandelier, the little girl counts a hundred tiny suns on the wall and whispers that it must be real crystal.
Component breakdown
晶 = 日 sun + 昍
- 日 sun
- 昍
- 日 sun
- 日 sun
When the sun hits the chandelier, the little girl counts a hundred tiny suns on the wall and whispers that it must be real crystal.
How it is used
- Crystal; sparkling and clear - 水晶 (shuǐjīng) crystal, 结晶 (jiéjīng) to crystallize / the crystallized fruit of effort.
- 晶莹 (jīngyíng) describes glittering translucence (dew, gems); reduplicated 亮晶晶 (liàngjīngjīng) means glistening, e.g. eyes or stars.