镜 jìng mirror
mirror; lens; glasses
怎么记住“镜”: 钅 gold + 竟 finally = mirror. The girl polishes the old gold frame for hours until she can finally see herself in the mirror.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
镜 = 钅 gold + 竟 finally
- 钅 gold meaning
- 竟 finally sound
- 音 sound
- 立 stand
- 日 sun
- 儿 son
- 音 sound
The girl polishes the old gold frame for hours until she can finally see herself in the mirror.
How it came to be
Metal gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- A mirror or lens: 镜子 (jìngzi) mirror, 眼镜 (yǎnjìng) glasses, 镜头 (jìngtóu) camera lens/a shot.
- 眼镜 (yǎnjìng, glasses) vs 眼睛 (yǎnjing, eyes): same pinyin sound but different characters and tones, a classic trap.
- 望远镜 (wàngyuǎnjìng) telescope/binoculars; 显微镜 (xiǎnwēijìng) microscope.
含“镜”的词语
例句
- 她在照镜子。 Tā zài zhào jìngzi.She's looking into the mirror.
- 她戴着一副眼镜。 Tā dàizhe yī fù yǎnjìng.She is wearing a pair of glasses.