镜(jìng)

HSK 416 strokesTrad. 鏡

mirror

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Character information

Pinyin
jìng
Meaning
mirror; lens
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
鏡

Origin & structure

Where 镜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅竟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 竟 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn竟jìng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 镜 step by step

16 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 镜

Common words using 镜 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wàng望yuǎn远jìng镜
HSK 7-9

telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])

Open 望远镜 page →
shàng上jìng镜

photogenic; to appear on film or in the media

Open 上镜 page →
jiè借jìng镜

(Tw) to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things);…

Open 借镜 page →
tū凸jìng镜

convex mirror

Open 凸镜 page →
nèi内kuī窥jìng镜

endoscope

Open 内窥镜 page →
tū凸tòu透jìng镜

convex lens

Open 凸透镜 page →
chū出jìng镜

to appear on camera

Open 出镜 page →
fēn分jìng镜

storyboard

Open 分镜 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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望远上借凸内窥透

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