jīng

bright, crystal

Pictograph of 3 bright stars ().

Components
日 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

sun

日 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

sun

日 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

sun

Evolution

晶 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
晶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
晶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jīng

crystal; clear, bright; radiant

Most common words with 晶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

水晶

crystal

液晶

liquid crystal

crystal

晶体

crystal

结晶

to crystallize

Component uses

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*tseŋ

tsjeng

jīng

bright, limpid


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 6.1189% of movies

2072nd most common character in movies

1725th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

12

Unicode

U+6676

Shuowen

“晶,精光也。从三日。”


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