Definitions

jìng surname Jing
jìng (bound form) peaceful; (bound form) to pacify; to suppress

Etymology

As peaceful  as nature  also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 靖, with its traditional form identical to the simplified, is structurally composed of the semantic component 立, meaning to stand or establish, combined with the phonetic component 青. Its core etymology connects to notions of calmness, stability, and peace. From this foundational sense of being settled or tranquil, its meaning extended to encompass active verbs such as to pacify, to make peaceful, or to suppress disorder, reflecting a shift from a state of being to an action taken to achieve that state.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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我的同学叫王

Wǒ de tóngxué jiào Wáng Jìng.

My classmate is named Wang Jing.

江县属于江苏省。

Jìngjiāng xiàn shǔyú Jiāngsū shěng.

Jingjiang County belongs to Jiangsu Province.

边政策维护了领土完整。

Jìngbiān zhèngcè wéihù le lǐngtǔ wánzhěng.

The border pacification policy safeguarded territorial integrity.

政府决心平这场骚乱。

Zhèngfǔ juéxīn jìngpíng zhè chǎng sāoluàn.

The government is determined to pacify this riot.

这部历史书记载了难之役。

Zhè bù lìshǐ shū jìzǎi le jìngnàn zhī yì.

This history book records the Jingnan Campaign.

通过外交抚了紧张的局势。

Tōngguò wàijiāo jìngfǔ le jǐnzhāng de júshì.

The tense situation was pacified through diplomacy.

康之变是宋代的重要事件。

Jìngkāng zhī biàn shì Sòng dài de zhòngyào shìjiàn.

The Jingkang Incident was an important event in the Song Dynasty.

唯有内部安才能谋求发展。

Wéi yǒu nèibù jìng'ān cáinéng móuqiú fāzhǎn.

Only with internal peace and stability can development be pursued.