镜

jìng

j+ìng·4th tone

mirror · lens

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 16

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

铁钱银铜锦钟针销铺镇错锁

Same radical

铁钱银铜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻钩

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Character Decomposition

镜=钅+竟

Etymology

metal

Meanings

mirror

lens

jìng

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Words with 镜 349 total

goggles (esp. against wind and sandstorms)风镜fēng jìng storyboard分镜fēn jìng (Tw) to draw on (others' experience) · to learn from (how others do things) · lesson to be learned (by observing others)借镜jiè jìng

Idioms with 镜 31 total Chain

lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) · fig. an unrealistic rosy view · viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles镜花水月jìng huā shuǐ yuè