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to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

日 meaning “sun” + 京 sound ( jīng )

Components 日京

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Characters sharing the sound component 京 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
京 sound part	jīng	capital city
惊	jīng	to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
就	jiù	just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
凉	liáng	cool, cold; disheartened
琼	qióng	jade; rare, precious; elegant
鲸	jīng	whale
掠	lüè	to pillage, to ransack
椋	liáng	fruit
谅	liàng	to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume
黥	qíng	to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals
辌	liáng	carriage, hearse