镜
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jìng · mirror, glass

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Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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钅Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 镜

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jìngWords pronounced jìng
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Example sentences

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Nǐ yǒu kàn guò jìngzi lǐ de zì jǐ ma?你有看过镜子里的自己吗?

Have you seen yourself in the mirror?

Source: Tatoeba #12569643 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de yǎn jìng diào zài dì shàng le.你的眼镜掉在地上了。

Your glasses fell on the floor.

Source: Tatoeba #502855 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ juéde tāng mǔ hěn shàng jìng.我觉得汤姆很上镜。

I think that Tom is photogenic.

Source: Tatoeba #8739620 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yì tiān zhào jǐ cì jìngzi?你一天照几次镜子?

How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?

Source: Tatoeba #502856 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tú piàn zài jìngzi zhōng chū xiàn le.图片在镜子中出现了。

Images appeared in the mirror.

Source: Tatoeba #12221510 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhàn zài jìngzi qián.她站在镜子前。

She stood in front of the mirror.

Source: Tatoeba #7768235 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 镜 in context

  1. Say jìng, then recall the core meaning: mirror, glass.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 镜子 (jìng zi), meaning “mirror”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 镜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.