Mnemonic comic for 京

Translation

jīng = ji + (e)ng1: capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: Beijing is China's capital, and a characteristic landmark of Beijing is the building called the underpants. Joan of Arc (ji) is trying out Beijing's large underpants (京) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The underpants have a nice pattern consisting of paintings of berets (亠), mandarins (口) and daisies (小).

All translations for 京

jīng = ji + (e)ng1

abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority

Add a new mnemonic for 京 = 亠 + 口 + 小

jīng = ji + (e)ng1

capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

Add a new mnemonic for 京 = 亠 + 口 + 小

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京 character breakdown

京
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶
- 口
- 小
  - 亅
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏

tóu = t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

Add a new mnemonic for 亠 = 丶 + 一

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Add a new mnemonic for 口 =

xiǎo = xi + ao3

small / tiny / few / young

Add a new mnemonic for 小 = 八 + 亅