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敬
jìng
1. to respect
2. to venerate
3. to salute
4. to offer
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

敬
jìng
to respect, to honor; respectfully
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

不敬
bùjìng
disrespect
敬启
jìngqǐ
respectful closing to a letter
敬奉
jìngfèng
to worship piously
敬悉
jìngxī
(honorific) revered news
敬意
jìngyì
respect
敬爱
jìngài
respect and love
敬拜
jìngbài
to worship
敬服
jìngfú
deference
敬业
jìngyè
to be dedicated to one's work
HSK 6
敬烟
jìngyān
to offer a cigarette (to a guest)
敬畏
jìngwèi
to revere
敬祝
jìngzhù
to offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb of lower status to higher status)
敬神
jìngshén
to respect a deity
敬礼
jìnglǐ
to salute
HSK 6
敬称
jìngchēng
term of respect
敬老
jìnglǎo
respect for the aged
敬茶
jìngchá
to serve tea (to guests)
敬虔
jìngqián
devout
敬词
jìngcí
term of esteem
敬语
jìngyǔ
honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,208
Word Frequency Rank
2,516 of 84,292

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