1. 京
  2. 都

京

Previous (母)Next (段)
  • 566th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
京→
No glyph available小
2Radical
京→
亠lid口mouth小small
3Graphical
京→
一丶口亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (Jing1)abbr. for Beijing • surname Jing • Jing ethnic minority
2. jīng (jing1)capital city of a country • big • algebraic term for a large number (old) • artificial mound (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

京 also appears in:
就惊景凉掠谅琼鲸晾椋黥辌麖綡諒鯨

Example Words

Common

北京 

Uncommon

京剧 (京劇)
京城 
北京人 
北京市 
南京 
南京市 
回京 
东京 (東京)

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都

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Previous (如)Next (同)
  • 68th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 133 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
都→
者阝
2Radical
都→
耂old日sun/day阝town
3Graphical
都→
耂口一丨㇌

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dū (Du1)surname Du
2. dōu (dou1)all • both • entirely • (used for emphasis) even • already • (not) at all
3. dū (du1)capital city • metropolis

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 都 dū (du1)The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fǔ' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

都 also appears in:
嘟

Example Words

Common

成都 
都市 
首都 

Uncommon

京都 
古都 
大都 
帝都 
成都市 
花都 
花都区 (花都區)
丰都 (豐都)
都会 (都會)
都江堰 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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