竟 jìng — finally · English

竟

jìng

finally

At a glance · 竟

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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 seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

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

「竟」从音从人，小篆从音从儿，会乐终之意。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「竟」本义为乐曲终了，引申终、完毕、竟然。

Structure

从音、从人（儿），会意字，乐一曲终为竟，本为终结。

At a glance

Pinyinjìng

Radical立

Strokes11

UnicodeU+7ADF

Character type会意

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English finally finally, after all, at last

Français fin / enfin Fin, finalement. «籍甚无竟» : sans terme.

Español fin / finalmente Fin, finalmente. «籍甚无竟»: sin término.

العربية نهاية / أخيراً نهاية، أخيراً. «籍甚无竟»: بلا غاية.

Русский конец / в конце Конец, в конце. «籍甚无竟»: без предела.

Common words

竟然jìng ránunexpectedly
究竟jiū jìngafter all

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