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CHINESE CHARACTER

jìng

敬

敬

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to respect

Numbered pinyin
jing4
English meanings
to respect, to venerate, to salute, to offer

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 苟; right 攵.

  • Left

    苟
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    • Top

      艹
    • Bottom

      句
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  • Right

    攵

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰苟攵

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zūnjìng尊敬。

    Respect.

  2. 02

    zhìjìng致敬。

    Salute.

  3. 03

    jìngzhòng敬重。

    Hold in respect.

  4. 04

    sù肃rán然qǐ起jìng敬。

    Filled with respect.

  5. 05

    zūn尊shī师zhòng重dào道。

    Respect teachers and learning.

  6. 06

    xīn心huái怀jìngyì敬意。

    Full of respect.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 孝敬
  • 尊敬
  • 敬业
  • 敬佩
  • 敬意
  • 敬爱
  • 敬礼
  • 敬而远之
  • 敬请
  • 敬酒
  • 敬重
  • 致敬