静
still; calm; quiet; not moving
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #902 U+9759
How 静 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
青 (semantic, “nature”) + 争 (phonetic, zhēng)
How to remember it
quiet · Heisig RSH #1214
telescope + 争 contend
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 争
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 争 (zhēng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 争 sound component | zhēng | to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive |
| 净 | jìng | clean, pure; to cleanse |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open one's eyes; to stare |
| 筝 | zhēng | guzheng, zither, string instrument |
| 铮 | zhēng | clanging sound; a small gong |
| 峥 | zhēng | high, lofty, noble; perilous, steep |
| 狰 | zhēng | fierce-looking, ferocious |
Words containing 静
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 静安区 | Jìng ān qū | Jing'an district, central Shanghai |
| 静力学 | jìng lì xué | statics |
| 和静县 | Hé jìng Xiàn | Hejing, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 … |
| 静乐县 | Jìng lè Xiàn | Jingle, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 静坐不动 | jìng zuò bù dòng | to sit still and do nothing; to sit tight |
| 静宁县 | Jìng níng Xiàn | Jingning, a county in Pingliang City 平涼市|平凉市[Ping2 liang2 Shi4], Gansu |
| 黄以静 | Huáng Yǐ jìng | Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1946-2020) Hong Kong American virologist, joint disc… |
| 地球静止卫星 | dì qiú jìng zhǐ wèi xīng | (astronomy) geostationary satellite |
| 夜深人静 | yè shēn rén jìng | in the dead of night (idiom) |
| 静区 | jìng qū | silent zone; blind spot; dead space |
| 静山 | Jìng Shān | Cheng San (precinct in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore); Cheng Shan GRC, formerly (until the 1997 el… |
| 心静自然凉 | xīn jìng zì rán liáng | a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom) |
| 心静 | xīn jìng | tranquil; calm |
| 静心 | jìng xīn | meditation |
| 静坐不能 | jìng zuò bù néng | akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug); un… |
| 静海 | Jìng hǎi | Jinghai, a district of Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1]; Sea of Tranquility (lunar feature) |
| 动静 | dòng jìng | (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful; calm |
| 静电 | jìng diàn | static electricity |
| 文静 | wén jìng | (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet |