Pronunciation

Characters pronounced jing.

23 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 23 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

净 jìng clean, pure; cleanse 境 jìng boundary, frontier; area, region 径 jìng narrow path; diameter; direct 敬 jìng respect, honor; respectfully 竞 jìng contend, vie, compete 竟 jìng finally, after all, at last 镜 jìng mirror; lens; glass; glasses 靖 jìng warm · calm pacify; appease; calm, peaceful 静 jìng calm · elegant quiet, still, calm 京 jīng capital city 兢 jīng fearful, cautious, wary 惊 jīng natural · artistic frighten, surprise, startle 晶 jīng bright crystal; clear, bright; radiant 睛 jīng eyeball; pupil of eye 精 jīng essence; semen; spirit 经 jīng classic classic works; pass through 茎 jīng stem, stalk 荆 jīng thorns; brambles; my wife; cane 鲸 jīng whale 井 jǐng elegant · natural well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagra… 景 jǐng bright · elegant scenery, bright 警 jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm 颈 jǐng neck, throat

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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