敬
respect, honor
At a glance · 敬
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
敬字小篆从攴苟声，为形声字；本义为恭敬、敬重。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
敬本义为恭敬、尊重。
Structure
形声字，右部『攴』（或苟）为意符表警肃，相应声符表音。
At a glance
Pinyinjìng
Radical攵
Strokes13
UnicodeU+656C
Character type形声
Theme德行
Six languages, one character
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English
respect, honor
Jing is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to respect and honor.
Français
respecter, honorer
Jing est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant respecter et honorer.
Español
respetar, honrar
Jing es un carácter fonosemántico que significa respetar y honrar.
العربية
يحترم، يوقر
جينغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الاحترام والتوقير.
Русский
уважать, почитать
Цзин — фоносемантический знак, означающий уважать и почитать.
Common words
- 尊敬zūn jìngrespect
- 敬礼jìng lǐsalute