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景

jǐng
noun HSK 6 #7,647

Meanings

  1. 1 scenery; view
  2. 2 scene; situation
  3. 3 background (in a photo or painting)

Examples

这里的风景很美。
Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng hěn měi.
The scenery here is beautiful.
他看到了一个奇怪的景象。
Tā kàn dào le yī gè qíguài de jǐngxiàng.
He saw a strange sight.

Tips

usage
景 rarely stands alone. It appears in compounds like 风景 (fēngjǐng, scenery), 背景 (bèijǐng, background), 景色 (jǐngsè, landscape), and 景象 (jǐngxiàng, sight/scene).
history
景 combines 日 (sun) and 京 (capital), originally evoking the bright, sunlit view from a capital city.

Stroke Order

景 jǐng