Meaning
capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
Chinese: 首都；也常指北京。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jing” becomes a different word in each tone. 京 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 子京zǐ jīngsee 紫荆
- 京都jīng dūcapital (of a country)
- 京师jīng shīcapital of a country (literary)
- 京城jīng chéngcapital of a country
- 帝京dì jīngimperial capital
Example Sentence
北京是中国的首都。Běi jīng shì Zhōng guó de shǒu dū.Beijing is the capital of China.
北Běinorth京jīngshort name for Beijing 北京是shìis中国Zhōng guóChina的deof首都shǒu dūcapital (city)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a tall building raised on a hill or mound — a great walled city, hence ‘the capital’.
A way to remember it
A grand hall on high ground — the capital.
Easy to confuse with
- 高‘Tall’: a taller building with an extra storey and a clear gateway.