(jīng)

HSK 7-914 strokes

to be fearful

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jīng
Meaning
to be fearful; apprehensive
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

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How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

jīngjīng
HSK 7-9

(idiom) conscientious

Open 兢兢业业 page →
língjīng

(literary) icy cold; (literary) to shiver; to tremble

Open 凌兢 page →
zhànjīng

to tremble; to be on guard

Open 战兢 page →
zhànjīngjīng

shaking with fear

Open 战兢兢 page →
zhànzhànjīngjīng

trembling with fear

Open 战战兢兢 page →

Related characters

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