竟 jìng

unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to

HSK 4 #706

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 706th character
Radical ⽴ (117.6)
Strokes 11
Index # 2390

Definitions

竟 jìng
  1. 1. unexpectedly
  2. 2. actually
  3. 3. to go so far as to
  4. 4. indeed

Stroke order

竟 stroke order diagram
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Words containing 竟

Word Meaning
究竟 jiū jìng HSK 4
after all; (in an interrogative sentence) finally
竟然 jìng rán HSK 4
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually
毕竟 bì jìng HSK 5
after all; when all is said and done; all in all
竟敢 jìng gǎn
to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
有志者事竟成 yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
where there is a will, there is a way
未竟 wèi jìng
unfinished; incomplete
一探究竟 yī tàn jiū jìng
to investigate; to check out
有志竟成 yǒu zhì jìng chéng
where there’s a will, there’s a way
未竟之志 wèi jìng zhī zhì
unfulfilled ambition
畢竟 bì jìng
after all; when all is said and done; all in all
竟日 jìng rì
(literary) all day long
竟陵 jìng líng
Jingling, former name of Tianmen 天门tiān mén, Hubei
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