京 (jīng): capital city of a country, big, algebraic term for a large number (old), artificial mound (old)
京 (jīng) is a Chinese character meaning “capital city of a country.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural), 口 (structural) and 小 (structural). It ranks #566 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 京 a capital building on a hill. Its radical form 亠 (lid) appears in many related characters such as 交 (jiāo, to hand over), 亮 (liàng, bright), 产 (chǎn, to give birth).
Definitions
- capital city of a country
- big
- algebraic term for a large number (old)
- artificial mound (old)
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA capital building on a hill
Decomposition: ⿳亠口小 (layout: top-middle-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 京
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东京 | dōng jīng | Tokyo, capital of Japan |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) |
| 南京 | nán jīng | see 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4] |
| 京都 | jīng dū | capital (of a country) |
| 维京人 | wéi jīng rén | Viking |
| 东京湾 | dōng jīng wān | Tokyo Bay |
| 京城 | jīng chéng | capital of a country |
| 南京市 | nán jīng shì | Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3] |
| 普京 | pǔ jīng | Vladimir Putin (1952-), president of Russia |
| 南京大屠杀 | nán jīng dà tú shā | the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38) |
| 南京理工大学 | nán jīng lǐ gōng dà xué | Nanjing University of Science and Technology |
| 北京理工大学 | běi jīng lǐ gōng dà xué | Beijing Institute of Technology |
| 东京大学 | dōng jīng dà xué | Tokyo University, Japan |
| 东京帝国大学 | dōng jīng dì guó dà xué | Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945) |
| 北京工业大学 | běi jīng gōng yè dà xué | Beijing University of Technology |
京 appears in 100 compound words: 36 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 49 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 京 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain
Example Sentences
北京是中国的首都，有着悠久的历史和文化。
Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū, yǒuzhe yōujiǔ de lìshǐ hé wénhuà.
Beijing is the capital of China, with a long history and culture.
线下门店排长队 线上订单早高峰 京东七鲜春节双线共..
xiàn xià mén diàn pái cháng duì xiàn shàng dìng dān zǎo gāo fēng jīng dōng qī xiān chūn jié shuāng xiàn gòng . .
Long queues in offline stores, early peak of online orders, JD Qixian Spring Festival double line total:
一马当先南京年|站台上演“暖心接力”,南京人合力护....
yī mǎ dāng xiān nán jīng nián zhàn tái shǎng yǎn nuǎn xīn jiē lì , nán jīng rén gě lì hù . . . .
A horse is the first Nanjing years | platform staged "warm heart relay", Nanjing people join forces to protect ....
从“舞台秀”到“真干活”,北京卫视春晚机器人从“舞..
cóng wǔ tái xiù dào zhēn gān huó , běi jīng wèi shì chūn wǎn jī qì rén cóng wǔ . .
From "stage show" to "real work", Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala robot from "dance...
春节假期首日北京市属公园接待游客20.95万人次,..
chūn jié jiǎ qī shǒu rì běi jīng shì shǔ gōng yuán jiē dāi yóu kè . mò rén cì , . .
On the first day of the Spring Festival holiday, Beijing's municipal parks welcomed 209,500 visitors.
北京台春晚“演员”:身高95cm,体重20k...
běi jīng tái chūn wǎn yǎn yuán shēn gāo , tī chóng . . .
Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala "Performer": Height 95cm, Weight 20kg...
你认为从这里去东京要花多久时间？
Nǐ rènwéi cóng zhèlǐ qù Dōngjīng yào huā duōjiǔ shíjiān?
How long do you think it takes to go from here to Tokyo?
你上次去京都是什么时候？
Nǐ shàngcì qù Jīngdū shì shénme shíhou?
When did you visit Kyoto last?
你在东京如何维持生计？
Nǐ zài Dōngjīng rúhé wéichí shēngjì?
How did you make a living in Tokyo?
您参观过东京塔吗？
Nín cānguān guo Dōngjīngtǎ ma?
Did you visit the Tokyo Tower?
Character Family
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