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敬 - jìng

respect, honor; respectfully

respect, honor; respectfully

How to read 敬

Click 敬 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjìng
Englishrespect, honor; respectfully
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

敬上 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 敬仰. Please read 敬佩 one more time.

Common words with this character

yours truly; yours sincerely
to revere; highly esteemed
to esteem; to admire
to respectfully offer

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 敬 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 敬上 and 敬仰 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 敬.