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CHINESE CHARACTER

竞 (jìng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jìng
to compete, to contend, to vie
HSK 410 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

立 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 竞.

立 · 兄

Visible components

竞 is decomposed as ⿱立兄.

STROKES · 10

Write 竞 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 竞

竞争

我和他竞争冠军。

Wǒ hé tā jìng zhēng guàn jūn。

I competed with him for the championship.

竞赛

我爸爸参加了料理竞赛并得了第一名。

Wǒ bà ba cān jiā le liào lǐ jìng sài bìng dé le dì yī míng。

My father participated in a cooking contest and came in first.

竞选

他将竞选市长。

Tā jiāng jìng xuǎn shì zhǎng。

He is going to run for mayor.

FAQ

What does 竞 (jìng) mean in Chinese?

to compete, to contend, to vie

How do you write 竞 in stroke order?

竞 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 竞?

立 is the radical in 竞. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 竞?

竞争 (jìngzhēng): to compete; competition; 竞赛 (jìngsài): to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race; 竞技 (jìngjì): competition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament.