Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

mirror

Chinese: 镜子,也指镜头、镜面。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jing” becomes a different word in each tone. 镜 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses
  • 镜头jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
  • 镜子jìng zimirror
  • 望远镜wàng yuǎn jìngtelescope (
  • 上镜shàng jìngphotogenic; to appear on film or in the media

Example Sentence

他每天早上对着镜子刷牙。Tā měi tiān zǎo shang duì zhe jìng zi shuā yá.He brushes his teeth in front of the mirror every morning.

he每天měi tiānevery day早上zǎo shangearly morningduìtowardzhe(ongoing action)镜子jìng zimirror刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth