京

Jing1
#566 most
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surname Jing, Jing ethnic minority

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

京 is a picture of a tall building, a royal pavilion. Its first meaning was “tall building”. From there it grew to “tall hill” and then “capital city”.

Drawn as: tall building; royal pavilion

京 as a component in other characters

sound11 characters
惊景凉掠谅琼鲸晾椋黥辌
picture2 characters
就倞

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