00474 Chinese character of 京 and pronounce ging1

The Chinese character【京】that I will teach you today is a word that describes geography or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Capital or place name. Explanation: The capital of the country. For example: “capital”, “capital”, “Kyoto”, and “imperial capital”.

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【京】:jīng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【京】:ging1

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【京】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【京】, for example:Describing geography or culture , It means mainly a capital city or place name.The depth of meaning in Chinese characters encompasses intricate interpretations, some of which may be difficult to fully articulate here.

【京】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【北京、南京】(Mandarin Pinyin:běi jīng 、nán jīng/ Cantonese Jyutping:bak1 ging1 、naam4 ging1)

This character has a total of 8 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


北京是中國的首都,具有深厚的歷史文化。

Beijing is the capital of China and has a profound history and culture.


May you appreciate the elegance of Chinese and grow in understanding through learning. Feel free to navigate through the materials leisurely.