鲸

jīng

j+īng·1st tone

whale

Radical: 鱼 Strokes: 16

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

鱼鲁鲜鳞鳖鲠鲤鲛鲈鳌鳅鳄

Same radical

鱼鲁鲜鳞鳖鲠鲤鲛鲈鳌鳅鳄鲍鲲鳍

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Character Decomposition

鲸=鱼+京

Etymology

fish

Meanings

whale

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Words with 鲸 92 total

blue whale蓝鲸lán jīng huge wave or breaker鲸波jīng bō whale shark (Rhincodon typus)鲸鲨jīng shā

Idioms with 鲸 14 total Chain

(lit.) to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) · (fig.) to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale蚕食鲸吞cán shí jīng tūn