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jīng

capital city

How it’s built

Pictograph of a tall building. Similar to 高. Based on the original meaning "high place". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "capital city".

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Bronze script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 京 as a component, most common first.

就jiùjust 惊jīngto frighten 景jǐngscenery 亮liàngbright 凉liángcool 掠lüèto pillage 亭tíngpavilion 谅liàngto excuse 琼qióngjade 鲸jīngwhale 晾liàngto air-dry 椋liángfruit 諒liàngto excuse 涼liángcool 鯨jīngwhale