晶 (jīng): crystal
晶 (jīng) is a Chinese character meaning “crystal.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (structural), 日 (structural) and 日 (structural). It ranks #1709 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 晶 many suns 日, suggesting a bright and glittering gem. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- crystal
Etymology & Origin
ideographicMany suns 日, suggesting a bright and glittering gem
Decomposition: ⿱日⿰日日 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水晶noun | shuǐ jīng | crystal |
| 结晶verb | jié jīng | to crystallize |
| 晶体noun | jīng tǐ | crystal |
| 水晶球noun | shuǐ jīng qiú | crystal ball |
| 亮晶晶adjective | liàng jīng jīng | gleaming |
| 液晶noun | yè jīng | liquid crystal |
| 晶莹adjective | jīng yíng | sparkling and translucent |
| 晶体管noun | jīng tǐ guǎn | transistor |
| 水晶宫proper-noun | shuǐ jīng gōng | The Crystal Palace |
| 冰晶noun | bīng jīng | ice crystals |
| 结晶体noun | jié jīng tǐ | a crystal |
| 紫水晶noun | zǐ shuǐ jīng | amethyst |
| 紫晶 | zǐ jīng | amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide) |
| 晶状体noun | jīng zhuàng tǐ | lens |
| 结晶学 | jié jīng xué | crystallography |
晶 appears in 60 compound words: 27 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 42 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 晶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
水晶吊灯把整个大厅照得非常明亮。
Shuǐjīng diàodēng bǎ zhěnggè dàtīng zhào de fēicháng míngliàng.
The crystal chandelier illuminates the entire hall very brightly.
紐時示警 矽谷忽視的晶片災難逼近
紐 時 shì jǐng 矽 gǔ hū 視 de jīng piàn 災 難 bī jìn
The New York Times warns that Silicon Valley's neglected chip disaster is approaching
三星股價飆漲近200%,AI晶片需求加速推升
sān xīng gǔ 價 飆 漲 jìn , jīng piàn xū qiú jiā sù tuī shēng
Samsung's stock price soared nearly 200%, and demand for AI chips accelerated
...Beurre House 3/11起快閃晶華!4大品項再掀韓流食尚風暴
. . . qǐ kuài 閃 jīng 華 ! dà pǐn 項 zài xiān 韓 liú shí shàng 風 bào
Beurre House Pop-Up at Regent Taipei Starting November 3rd! Four Signature Items Spark a New Korean Food Trend
...頭 AXT 訂單看到2030年 磷化銦磊晶三雄有戲
. . . 頭 訂 單 kàn dào nián 磷 huà 銦 lěi jīng sān xióng yǒu 戲
AXT orders extend to 2030 Three major indium phosphide epitaxial wafer makers poised for growth
ASML EUV光源技術突破 2030年晶片產量可望增五成
guāng yuán jì 術 tū pò nián jīng piàn 產 liàng kě wàng zēng wǔ chéng
ASML Achieves Breakthrough in EUV Light Source Technology, Expected to Boost Chip Output by 50% by 2030
特朗普再轟台灣「偷走晶片」:揚言靠關稅逼製造業回流美國
tè lǎng pǔ zài 轟 tái 灣 tōu zǒu jīng piàn 揚 yán kào 關 稅 bī 製 zào 業 huí liú měi 國
Trump Again Accuses Taiwan of "Stealing Chips": Threatens to Use Tariffs to Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.
晶体管的发明标志着一个新时代的开始。
Jīngtǐguǎn de fāmíng biāozhì zhe yī gè xīnshídài de kāishǐ.
The invention of the transistor marked a new era.
这家公司生产电脑晶片。
Zhè jiā gōngsī shēngchǎn diànnǎo jīngpiàn.
This company manufactures computer chips.
台湾生产先进晶片。
Táiwān shēngchǎn xiānjìn jīngpiàn.
Taiwan manufactures advanced chips.
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