鏡 meaning and stroke order
Mirror, glass; lens, glasses
How to write 鏡, stroke by stroke
19 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 鏡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mirror
- lens
How 鏡 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
釒 gives the meaning and 竟 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鏡
鏡 combines metal 釒 with 竟 (jìng), which gives the sound. Ancient mirrors were polished metal, so think of a metal surface that shows your face.
鏡 (jìng) rarely stands alone in speech. It appears in words like 镜子 (jìngzi, mirror), 眼镜 (yǎnjìng, glasses) and 镜头 (jìngtóu, camera lens or shot). Example: 她每天早上照镜子。(Tā měitiān zǎoshang zhào jìngzi.) She looks in the mirror every morning.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 鏡 (jìng) with 境 (jìng, border or situation), which has the earth radical 土 instead of metal 釒. Both share 竟 and the same sound, so check the left side.
Common words with 鏡
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 鏡頭 | jìngtóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) | HSK 4 |
| 眼鏡 | yǎnjìng | spectacles; eyeglasses | HSK 4 |
| 鏡子 | jìngzi | mirror | HSK 4 |
| 望遠鏡 | wàngyuǎnjìng | telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4]) | HSK 7-9 |
| 試鏡 | shìjìng | to take a screen test; to audition | |
| 眼鏡蛇 | yǎnjìngshé | cobra | |
| 墨鏡 | mòjìng | sunglasses | |
| 照鏡子 | zhàojìngzi | to look in the mirror | |
| 隱形眼鏡 | yǐnxíngyǎnjìng | contact lens | |
| 顯微鏡 | xiǎnwēijìng | microscope | |
| 潛望鏡 | qiánwàngjìng | periscope | |
| 太陽鏡 | tàiyángjìng | sunglasses | |
| 鏡片 | jìngpiàn | lens | |
| 後視鏡 | hòushìjìng | rearview mirror |
Questions about 鏡
How many strokes are in 鏡?
鏡 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鏡 mean?
鏡 (jìng) means mirror, glass; lens, glasses. A common word with it is 镜头 (jìngtóu), meaning "camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)".
How do you pronounce 鏡?
鏡 is pronounced jìng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 鏡?
The radical of 鏡 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鏡 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鏡?
鏡 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 镜, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 鏡 look different in some textbooks?
Mainland China uses the simplified form 镜, where the metal radical is written 钅. Taiwan and Hong Kong use 鏡. They are the same character with the same meaning.
How do I say sunglasses or a telescope with 镜?
Sunglasses are 墨镜 (mòjìng), literally ink glasses. A telescope is 望远镜 (wàngyuǎnjìng), a lens for looking far. Many optical tools end in 镜.