jìng

mirror

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

竟 sound component

  Sound component

jìng

  

actually

Evolution

镜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
镜 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
镜 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
镜 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jìng

mirror; lens; glass; glasses

Most common words with 镜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

镜头

camera lens

mirror

眼镜

spectacles

镜子

mirror

望远镜

binoculars