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鲸

jīng

whale

A large whale blows a water spout among the waves.
Memory picture

Character

鲸 jīng

Strokes
16
Radical
鱼 — fish
Made of
鱼 fish 京 capital city
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 一头鲸在近海搁浅后,救援队连夜制定放归方案。 Yì tóu jīng zài jìnhǎi gēqiǎn hòu, jiùyuánduì liányè zhìdìng fàngguī fāng'àn. After a whale was stranded near the coast, the rescue team worked overnight to devise a release plan.
  • 蓝鲸是世界上最大的动物,每天要吃很多小虾。 Lánjīng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de dòngwù, měi tiān yào chī hěn duō xiǎo xiā. The blue whale is the largest animal in the world and eats a great many small shrimp every day.
  • 孩子们坐船出海,终于看到了一头鲸喷出高高的水柱。 Háizimen zuò chuán chū hǎi, zhōngyú kàn dào le yì tóu jīng pēn chū gāogāo de shuǐzhù. The children went out to sea by boat and finally saw a whale shoot up a tall column of water.

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