Definition
京 (jīng) is a bound morpheme — you'll always see it in a compound word, never alone. It means 'capital city' (in words like 北京 'Beijing' and 南京 'Nanjing'), serves as an abbreviation for Beijing (in 京剧 'Peking opera'), and in classical contexts can mean ten million. Because it's a bound form, you need to pair it with another character; don't try to use it as a standalone noun.
b.f.
capital (of a country) — used in names of capital citiesshort for Beijing — appears in cultural termsten million (archaic)
Examples
- 。Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.Beijing is the capital of China.
- 。Tā shì yí wèi jīngjù yǎnyuán.He is a Peking opera performer.
- 。Zhè zuò gǔ chéng céng shì gǔdài jīngchéng.This ancient city was once a capital city in ancient times.
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