敬 (jìng)
to respect; to offer (wine, tea); to salute
How 敬 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass
- Traditional
- 敬
- Simplified
- 敬 (unchanged)
Components
- 艹 grass
- 勹 wrap
- 口 mouth
- ⺙ knock
Common words using 敬
- 尊敬 zūnjìng
- respect; to revere
- 敬請 jìngqǐng
- please (do sth) (deferential form)
- 敬酒 jìngjiǔ
- to toast; to propose a toast
- 致敬 zhìjìng
- to greet; to pay respects to
- 可敬 kějìng
- venerable
- 孝敬 xiàojìng
- to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents
- 恭敬 gōngjìng
- deferential; respectful
- 敬上 jìngshàng
- yours truly; yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)
- 敬仰 jìngyǎng
- to revere; highly esteemed
- 敬佩 jìngpèi
- to esteem; to admire
- 敬意 jìngyì
- respect; tribute
- 敬愛 jìngài
- respect and love
敬 in a sentence
我敬你一杯，祝你生日快樂！
Wǒ jìng nǐ yì bēi, zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
“I propose a toast to you, wishing you a happy birthday!”
How common is 敬?
敬 is the 1,207th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 92% of all running text.
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