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鲸

鯨
jīng
#2,612 most
frequent character
whale

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

鲸 pairs 鱼 fish with 京 jīng as the sound part. It first meant a large ocean fish. That grew to whale.

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Homophones

HSK 6
茎jīng
stalk, stem
精jīng
skilled, refined, excellent
经jīng
to go through, to endure
惊jīng
to shock
晶jīng
crystal
睛jīng
eye, eyeball
京jīng
capital city of a country, big