jìng

quiet

Simplified form of . Both and are sound components.

Components
青 sound component

  Sound component

qīng

  

green or blue

争 sound component

  Sound component

zhēng

  

strife, quarrel

Evolution

静 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
静 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Traditional script

Modern
静 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jìng

quiet, still, motionless; gentle; still; calm; quiet; not moving

Most common words with 静
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冷静

calm

安静

quiet

still

平静

tranquil

静脉

vein