敬

jìng

“Respectful” in Chinese is 敬 (jìng).

Other characters with the syllable jing: see all 22 →

Meaning

bound formrespectful; to respect
to offer politely

Example

大家都尊敬他。

Everybody looked up to him.

From 尊敬 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 敬

尊敬zūnjìngto respect; to revere; to esteemHSK 5 敬爱jìng'àito respect and love; to hold in high esteemHSK 7-9 敬酒jìngjiǔto toast; to propose a toastHSK 7-9 敬礼jìnglǐto saluteHSK 7-9 敬佩jìngpèito esteemHSK 7-9 敬请jìngqǐngplease (do sth) (deferential form)HSK 7-9 敬业jìngyèdedicated to one's workHSK 7-9 敬意jìngyìrespect; esteem; high regardHSK 7-9

More HSK 5 characters

碍àito hinderHSK 5 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coastHSK 5 拔báto pull upHSK 5 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respectsHSK 5 版bǎna registerHSK 5 扮bànto disguise oneself asHSK 5 棒bàngstickHSK 5 悲bēisadHSK 5 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 鼻bínoseHSK 5

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