景
scenery, light
At a glance · 景
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.
景字小篆从日京声，为形声字；本义为日光、景致，引申为景象。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
景本义为日光，引申为风景、景象。
Structure
形声字，上部『日』为意符，下部『京』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinjǐng
Radical日
Strokes12
UnicodeU+666F
Character type形声
Theme天文
Six languages, one character
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English
scenery, light
Jing is a phonetic-semantic character meaning sunlight and, by extension, scenery.
Français
paysage, lumière
Jing est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant lumière du soleil et, par extension, paysage.
Español
paisaje, luz
Jing es un carácter fonosemántico que significa luz solar y, por extensión, paisaje.
العربية
منظر، ضوء
جينغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني ضوء الشمس، ومنه المنظر.
Русский
пейзаж, свет
Цзин — фоносемантический знак, означающий солнечный свет и, далее, пейзаж.
Common words
- 景色jǐng sèscenery
- 风景fēng jǐnglandscape