Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
8 strokes
Character #402 · The First 1000

jīng

capital city

capital city; Beijing

Strokes
8
Both scripts
京
Poster cell
J15

简 = 繁京 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • Běijīng Beijing
  • Jīngjù Beijing opera
  • jīngchéng the capital
  • Dōngjīng Tokyo
  • Nánjīng Nanjing
  • jìnjīng to enter the capital
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 京

Write 京 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, jīng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell J15 · 28 × 36 grid

京 is #402 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 京 mean in English?
京 (jīng) means "capital city": capital city; Beijing.
How do you pronounce 京?
京 is pronounced jīng in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄐㄧㄥ.
How many strokes does 京 have?
京 has 8 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 京 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 京 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 京?
Common words that use 京 include 北京 (Běijīng, Beijing), 京剧 (Jīngjù, Beijing opera), 京城 (jīngchéng, the capital), 东京 (Dōngjīng, Tokyo).
How common is 京?
京 is number 402 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell J15 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.