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竟 jìng finally

finally; after all; unexpected; actually

How to remember 竟: 音 sound + 儿 son = finally. After an hour of scales, the sound of the piano stops, and the youngest son is finally free to play outside.

  • 706. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 立

Component breakdown

竟 = 音 sound + 儿 son

  • 音 sound
    • 立 stand
    • 日 sun
  • 儿 son
The Gushi story

After an hour of scales, the sound of the piano stops, and the youngest son is finally free to play outside.

How it came to be

A standing figure with sound above the head: a musician at the last note. The piece is over, and coming to the end of a thing is what the character says.

How it is used

  • Bound morpheme of surprise/contrariness. 竟然 (jìngrán) marks that what follows is unexpected: 他竟然忘了 (tā jìngrán wàng le) he actually forgot!
  • 毕竟 (bìjìng) = after all / when all's said: 毕竟他还是孩子 (bìjìng tā háishì háizi) after all, he's still a kid.
  • 究竟 (jiūjìng) presses for the real answer: 究竟怎么回事 (jiūjìng zěnme huí shì) what on earth is going on.

Characters built with 竟

Words with 竟

Example sentences

  • 你竟然给我打电话。 Nǐ jìngrán gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.What a surprise that you should call me.
  • 究竟怎么做，心里应该先有个大谱儿。 Jiūjìng zěnme zuò, xīnli yīnggāi xiān yǒu ge dà pǔr.Before you start anything, you ought to have a general idea of what you’re going to do.