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靖

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(bound form) peaceful; (bound form) to pacify; to suppress

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Strokes
13
Radical
靑 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
靖
Common rank
#1,883
Unicode
U+9756

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Formation & memory

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How 靖 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

As peaceful 立 as nature 青; 青 also provides the pronunciation

Components 立 青

How to remember it

pacify · Heisig RSH #2568

vase + telescope

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 靖

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WordPinyinMeaning
靖国神社 Jìng guó Shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial grou…
靖安县 Jìng ān Xiàn Jing'an, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi
靖西市 Jìng xī Shì Jingxi, a county-level city in Baise City 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4], Guangxi
南靖县 Nán jìng Xiàn Nanjing, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
靖州县 Jìng zhōu Xiàn see 靖州苗族侗族自治縣|靖州苗族侗族自治县[Jing4 zhou1 Miao2 zu2 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
靖江市 Jìng jiāng Shì Jingjiang, a county-level city in Taizhou City 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
保靖县 Bǎo jìng Xiàn Baojing, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu…
靖州苗族侗族自治县 Jìng zhōu Miáo zú Dòng zú Zì zhì xiàn Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan
靖边县 Jìng biān Xiàn Jingbian, a county in Yulin City 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4], Shaanxi
靖远县 Jìng yuǎn Xiàn Jingyuan, a county in Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4], Gansu
曲靖市 Qǔ jìng Shì Qujing, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
永靖县 Yǒng jìng Xiàn Yongjing, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 …
滨田靖一 Bīn tián Jìng yī HAMADA Yasukazu (1955-), Japanese defense minister from 2008
靖安 Jìng ān see 靖安縣|靖安县[Jing4 an1 Xian4]
靖西 Jìng xī see 靖西市[Jing4 xi1 Shi4]
平靖 píng jìng to suppress rebellion and quell unrest; to bring calm and order to; calm and peaceful; tra…
南靖 Nán jìng see 南靖縣|南靖县[Nan2 jing4 Xian4]
靖难之役 jìng nán zhī yì war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
靖州 Jìng zhōu see 靖州苗族侗族自治縣|靖州苗族侗族自治县[Jing4 zhou1 Miao2 zu2 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
靖江 Jìng jiāng see 靖江市[Jing4 jiang1 Shi4]