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The Chinese word jing - 京 - jīng
(capital in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

jīng

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English translation

capital

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 京 ( jīng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters ( jing / jīng ) with pronunciation (English translation: capital )
The traditional Chinese characters of jīng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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京 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

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京 ( jing / jīng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 262)
Chinese example words containing the character 京 ( jing / jīng )
北京 ( Bĕijīng = Beijing ), 北京动物园 ( Bĕijīng Dòngwùyuán = Beijing Zoo ), 北京烤鸭 ( Bĕijīng Kăoyā = Beijing Duck ), 北京语言学院 ( Bĕijīng Yŭyán Xuéyuàn = Beijing Languages Institute ), 京剧 ( jīngjù = Beijing opera ),
Other characters that are pronounced jīng in Chinese
经 (to pass) , 惊 (surprise) , 精 (energy) , 茎 (stem) , 睛 (eyeball) , 晶 (crystal)
More words that mean capital in Chinese
bĕn ( 本 ), shŏudū ( 首都 ), zībĕn ( 资本 ), zīchăn ( 资产 )

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