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胫

jìng

Character Traditional 脛

What 胫 means

1. lower part of leg

Other readings

胫 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jìngvariant of {胫|jìng}

Words starting with 胫

• 胫骨jìng gǔtibia; shinbone

Words containing 胫

• 不胫而走bù jìng ér zǒuto get round fast; to spread like wildfire
• 护胫hù jìngshin pad; shin guard

Characters built on 工

These share the phonetic component 工 (gōng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 径jìngfootpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly; straight; diameter
• 颈jǐngneck
• 氢qīnghydrogen (chemistry)
• 茎jīngstalk; stem
• 烃tīnghydrocarbon
• 痉jìngspasm

Characters that look like 胫

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 胜shèngvictory; success; to beat
• 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding)
• 狭xiánarrow; narrow-minded
• 烃tīnghydrocarbon
• 贻yíto present; to bequeath

Sounds the same

Read jìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 境border; place; condition
• 静still; calm; quiet
• 净clean; completely; only
• 竟unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 竞to compete; to contend; to struggle
• 镜mirror; lens
• 敬(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
• 径footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly; straight; diameter
• 靓to make up (one's face); to dress; (of one's dress) beautiful
• 靖(bound form) peaceful; (bound form) to pacify; to suppress
• 婧(literary) (of a woman) slender; delicate; (literary) (of a woman) talented
• 劲stalwart; sturdy; strong