敬
(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
12 strokes
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How 敬 is formed
How to remember it
revere · Heisig RSH #344
flower + 句 sentence + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 敬 as their sound component
These characters all use 敬 (jìng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敬 sound component | jìng | to respect, to honor; respectfully |
| 警 | jǐng | to guard, to watch; alarm, alert |
| 擎 | qíng | to lift; to support, to hold up |
| 儆 | jǐng | to warn; warning |
| 檠 | qíng | lamp stand; bow frame |
Words containing 敬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以利亚敬 | Yǐ lì yà jìng | Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up); Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20; E… |
| 敬鬼神而远之 | jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī | to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance |
| 敬而远之 | jìng ér yuǎn zhī | to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance |
| 敬业乐群 | jìng yè lè qún | diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's collea… |
| 敬老院 | jìng lǎo yuàn | senior citizens' home; old folks' home |
| 敬若神明 | jìng ruò shén míng | to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom) |
| 不敬 | bù jìng | disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior) |
| 鲁子敬 | Lǔ Zǐ jìng | Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅|鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴 |
| 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 | jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ | lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom); fig. to turn down a r… |
| 敬上 | jìng shàng | yours truly; yours sincerely (at the end of a letter) |
| 相敬如宾 | xiāng jìng rú bīn | to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom); mutual respect between husband and wife |
| 敬语 | jìng yǔ | honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages) |
| 敬神 | jìng shén | to respect a deity; to pray to a God |
| 敬老 | jìng lǎo | to respect the elderly |
| 敬重 | jìng zhòng | to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem |
| 可敬 | kě jìng | venerable |
| 敬意 | jìng yì | respect; esteem; high regard |
| 敬业 | jìng yè | dedicated to one's work |
| 回敬 | huí jìng | to return a compliment; to give sth in return |
| 起敬 | qǐ jìng | to feel respect |