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IDENTITY

jìngquiet; still

HSK 3Top 600

CORE MEANING

quiet; still

Part of speech
adjective
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.quietHSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
blue-green radical (qīng)
strokes
14
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰青争
    • gives the sound jìng (historical)
    • struggle; quelling it

USAGE

Common words

安静ānjìngquiet
平静píngjìngcalm
冷静lěngjìngcalm-headed

Graded examples

  • 请保持安静。Qǐng bǎochí ānjìng.HSK3

    Please keep quiet.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

The blue-green (青) calm after the struggle (争) — quiet. (From 靜.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#600
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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