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CHINESE CHARACTER

jìng

竟

竟

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unexpectedly

Numbered pinyin
jing4
English meanings
unexpectedly

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 音; bottom 儿.

  • Top

    音
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      日
  • Bottom

    儿

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

Decomposition reference

⿱音儿

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

    jìngrán竟然。

    Unexpectedly.

  2. 02

    jìnggǎn竟敢。

    Dare to.

  3. 03

    jiūjìng究竟。

    After all.

  4. 04

    chū出hū乎yìliào意料。

    Unexpected.

  5. 05

    lěngjìng冷静sīkǎo思考。

    Think calmly.

  6. 06

    tǎnrán坦然miànduì面对。

    Face it calmly.

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  • 毕竟
  • 究竟
  • 竟敢
  • 竟然