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静

jìng

quiet

HSK 3 · Topic “Qualities and states”
A person asking for silence
Memory picture

Character

静 jìng

Strokes
14
Radical
青 — blue, green
Made of
青 blue, green 争 to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这里很静。 Zhèlǐ hěn jìng. This place is very still.
  • 请静一静。 Qǐng jìng yí jìng. Please quiet down.
  • 夜里很静。 Yèlǐ hěn jìng. The night is very calm.

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