懂中文 Dong Chinese

靜

jìng

quiet

Both 青 and 爭 are sound components.

Components
青 sound component

青  Sound component

qīng

  

green or blue

爭 sound component

爭  Sound component

zhēng

  

strife, quarrel

Evolution

靜 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
靜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

静 (靜) 

jìng

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

Most common words with 靜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冷静

calm

安静

quiet

静

still

平静

tranquil

静脉

vein