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jìng · still, quiet, motionless, gentle

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #3112
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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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青Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 静

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jìngWords pronounced jìng
jingWords pronounced jing
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Example sentences

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Wǒ suǒ xiǎng yào de shì yì diǎn píng hé hé ān jìng.我所想要的是一点平和和安静。

What I want is some peace and quiet.

Source: Tatoeba #5091758 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi bàn fǎ lěng jìng xià lái.我没办法冷静下来。

I can't calm down.

Source: Tatoeba #10060562 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xiǎn chū bù tóng yú tā rén de píng jìng.她显出不同于他人的平静。

She showed greater composure than others did.

Source: Tatoeba #10265787 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiǎn jiān shān xiàn zài shì jì jìng de.浅间山现在是寂静的。

Mt. Asama is now dormant.

Source: Tatoeba #5655373 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà yí kè, shí jiān fǎngfú jìng zhǐ le.那一刻，时间仿佛静止了。

At that moment, time seemed to be standing still.

Source: Tatoeba #10269023 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gěi tā zhèn jìng jì.我给他镇静剂。

I gave him a sedative.

Source: Tatoeba #5576825 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 静 in context

  1. Say jìng, then recall the core meaning: still, quiet, motionless, gentle.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 安静 (ān jìng), meaning “quiet”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 静 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.