竟 (jìng)

unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to

How 竟 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
音 — sound
Traditional
竟
Simplified
竟 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 竟

竟然 jìngrán
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything
畢竟 bìjìng
after all; all in all; when all is said and done
究竟 jiūjìng
after all (when all is said and done); actually; outcome
竟敢 jìnggǎn
to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to

竟 in a sentence

沒想到這麼簡單的問題,他竟然答錯了。

Méi xiǎngdào zhème jiǎndān de wèntí, tā jìngrán dácuò le.

“I didn't expect that he would actually get such a simple question wrong.”

How common is 竟?

竟 is the 705th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 82.9% of all running text.

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