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竟 (jìng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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Animated Stroke Order 竟

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How to write 竟 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 竟

竟 stroke order diagram

3.

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Top-Center-Bottom

竟

竟=

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5.

How to Use 竟

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 竟 works in context.

Compound adverbs with 竟

These words combine 竟 with other characters to form adverbs that indicate a tone of finality, unexpectedness, or after all.

究竟 • jiū jìng • after all; when all is said and done • HSK 4

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 竟 is used in context

tā他

jìng竟

zài在

sān三

tiān天

nèi内

Information

Pinyinjìng

Meaningunexpectedly

Strokes11

Radical立

Traditional竟

StructureTop-Center-Bottom

Frequency#958

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄥˋ

UnicodeU+7ADF

CangjieYTU

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Music (音) comes to an end as a person (儿) stops playing — to finish or finally.

jiū究

jìng竟

after all; when all is said and done

竟然 • jìng rán • [indicates unexpectedness] • HSK 4

HSK 4

jìng竟

rán然

[indicates unexpectedness]

毕竟 • bì jìng • after all; all in all; when all is said and done • HSK 5

HSK 5

bì毕

jìng竟

after all; all in all; when all is said and done

wán完

chéng成

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

gōng工

zuò作

。

He actually finished all the work within three days.

tā他

jìng竟

rán然

wàng忘

jì记

le了

huì会

yì议

shí时

jiān间

。

He unexpectedly forgot the meeting time.

nǐ你

jiū究

jìng竟

xiǎng想

shuō说

shén什

me么

？

What do you want to say after all?

zhè这

shì是

yí一

gè个

wèi未

jìng竟

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

This is an unfinished dream.

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