镜 (jìng): mirror
镜 (jìng) is a Chinese character meaning “mirror.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 竟 (phonetic). It ranks #1244 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 镜 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- mirror
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 镜
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 望远镜 | wàng yuǎn jìng | telescope () |
| 墨镜 | mò jìng | sunglasses |
| 照镜子 | zhào jìng zi | to look in the mirror |
| 显微镜 | xiǎn wēi jìng | microscope |
| 眼镜蛇 | yǎn jìng shé | cobra |
| 太阳镜 | tài yáng jìng | sunglasses |
| 镜片 | jìng piàn | lens |
| 镜像 | jìng xiàng | mirror image |
| 后视镜 | hòu shì jìng | rearview mirror |
| 放大镜 | fàng dà jìng | magnifying glass |
| 护目镜 | hù mù jìng | goggles |
| 内窥镜 | nèi kuī jìng | endoscope |
| 镜框 | jìng kuàng | picture frame |
| 明镜 | míng jìng | mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) |
| 潜望镜 | qián wàng jìng | periscope |
镜 appears in 100 compound words: 11 as the first character, 76 as the last, and 13 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 镜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be greatly surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
Showing 8 of 9 idioms containing 镜.
Example Sentences
浴室的镜子上有水渍，需要用清洁剂擦干净。
Yùshì de jìngzi shang yǒu shuǐzì, xūyào yòng qīngjiéjì cā gānjìng.
There are water stains on the bathroom mirror; it needs to be cleaned with cleaner.
男星摘下眼镜变一个人 认少了眼镜真的“没安全感”
nán xīng zhāi xià yǎn jìng biàn yī gè rén rèn shǎo le yǎn jìng zhēn de méi ān quán gǎn
The male star took off his glasses and became a person, admitting that he was really "insecure" without glasses
广角镜/新社“樱花鸟森林” 花道迎宾
guǎng jiǎo jìng xīn shè 樱 huā niǎo sēn lín huā dào yíng bīn
Wide-angle lens/Xinshe "Cherry Blossom Bird Forest" flower path welcomes guests
眼镜店老板:钦佩神韵揭露迫害的勇气和智慧
yǎn jìng diàn lǎo bǎn qīn pèi shén yùn jiē lù pò hài de yǒng qì hé zhì huì
Optician: I admire Shen Yun's courage and wisdom in exposing the persecution.
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yè wáng yáng 偲 yǒng xìng gǎn jìng tóu yí zāo kè yì shān jiǎn gōng kāi jué mì fú lì zhào píng gē jì yì huí . . .
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zhì huì yǎn jìng chuán jiā rù liǎn bù biàn shí gōng néng , yǐn sī fēng xiǎn jí shēng gāo
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黑乎乎的，戴墨镜干啥？
Hēihūhū de, dài mòjìng gàn shá?
What do you need sunglasses for in such a dark place?
唐纳德去清理镜子碎片。
Tángnàdé qù qīnglǐ jìngzi suìpiàn.
Donald went to clean up the mirror fragments.
那位戴眼镜的男士是谁？
Nà wèi dài yǎnjìng de nánshì shì shéi?
Who is that gentleman in spectacles?
你找到你的隐形眼镜了吗？
Nǐ zhǎodào nǐ de yǐnxíngyǎnjìng le ma?
Did you find your contact lenses?
Character Family
钅 Radical Family — Characters sharing the metal radical
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