懂中文 Dong Chinese

鏡

jìng

mirror

Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 竟 represents the sound.

Components
金 meaning component

金  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

竟 sound component

竟  Sound component

jìng

  

actually

Evolution

鏡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鏡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鏡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

镜 (鏡) 

jìng

mirror; lens; glass; glasses

Most common words with 鏡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

镜头

camera lens

镜

mirror

眼镜

spectacles

镜子

mirror

望远镜

binoculars