寂静 (jìjìng) — silent; quiet; still

Characters in this word

Strokes: 11
Radical: 宀 — roof
Made of: 宀 roof 叔 uncle
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

暴风雪过后，整片山谷陷入异常的寂静，连远处的钟声都显得刺耳。 Bàofēngxuě guò hòu, zhěng piàn shāngǔ xiànrù yìcháng de jìjìng, lián yuǎnchù de zhōngshēng dōu xiǎn de cì'ěr. After the blizzard, the whole valley fell into an unusual silence, so that even the distant bell sounded harsh.
深夜的村子里一片寂静，只有远处偶尔传来狗叫声。 Shēnyè de cūnzi lǐ yí piàn jìjìng, zhǐyǒu yuǎnchù ǒu'ěr chuánlái gǒujiàoshēng. The village was utterly silent in the dead of night, with only an occasional dog barking in the distance.
图书馆里寂静无声，大家都在认真看书。 Túshūguǎn lǐ jìjìng wúshēng, dàjiā dōu zài rènzhēn kàn shū. The library was perfectly quiet, and everyone was reading attentively.