(jīng)

16 strokesTrad.

whale

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jīng
Meaning
whale
Strokes
16
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰鱼京

In this compound, the meaning comes from (fish); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

16 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.

jīng

to whale; to hunt whales

Open 捕鲸 page →
báijīng

Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[He4 man4 Mai4 er3 wei2 …

Open 白鲸 page →
lánjīng

blue whale

Open 蓝鲸 page →
jīng

orca; killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Open 虎鲸 page →
jīng

baleen whale

Open 须鲸 page →
jīngshā

whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Open 鲸鲨 page →

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