jīng
first tone
第一声
high and level
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jing Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words
Learn jing pinyin visually. Compare jing through whales, wells, and mirrors; no second tone is invented. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
鲸、井、镜三条真实路径，没有第二声。 点击上方知识球，可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
tone paths
声调变化
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
3 characters · 3 words
Audio included
Tone guide
The tones of jing
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
jǐng
third tone
第三声
down, then up
jìng
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
Common Chinese characters for jing
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
jīng
whale
鲸，鲸鱼
jǐng
well
井，水井
jìng
mirror
镜，镜子
Useful words
Build vocabulary with jing
Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.
鲸鱼
jīng yú
whale, a large animal that lives in the sea
生活在海里的大型动物
水井
shuǐ jǐng
water well, a place for drawing water from the ground
从地下取水的井
镜子
jìng zi
mirror, an object you can look into
可以照见自己的东西
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