Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 竟 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (镜)
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
镜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
镜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
镜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
镜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
镜
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
镜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
镜 / 鏡 [jìng]
mirror; lens
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鏡 あきら
Akira unclassified name
鏡 かかみ
Kakami unclassified name
鏡 かがみ
Kagami place namesurnamefemale given name
鏡 きょう
Kyō female given namesurname
鏡 きょうじ
Kyōji unclassified name
鏡 きよう
Kiyou unclassified name
鏡 みら
Mira female given name
CHINESE WORDS (118)
镜头 [jìngtóu] #2,193
camera lens
眼镜 [yǎnjìng] #2,857
spectacles
镜子 [jìngzi] #2,925
mirror
望远镜 [wàngyuǎnjìng] #7,424
binoculars
墨镜 [mòjìng] #10,884
sunglasses
显微镜 [xiǎnwēijìng] #11,985
microscope
隐形眼镜 [yǐnxíngyǎnjìng] #14,616
contact lens
镜片 [jìngpiàn] #16,678
lens
眼镜蛇 [yǎnjìngshé] #12,116
cobra
太阳镜 [tàiyángjìng] #13,836
sunglasses
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items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
鑑 [かがみ] #1,927
model
⭐ 眼鏡 [メガネ] #3,648
glasses
眼鏡をかける [メガネをかける] #10,991
to wear glasses
鏡に映る [かがみにうつる] #15,152
to be reflected in a mirror
⭐ 望遠鏡 [ぼうえんきょう] #18,922
telescope
⭐ 双眼鏡 [そうがんきょう] #19,239
binoculars
手鏡 [てかがみ] #23,322
hand-mirror
⭐ 鏡台 [きょうだい] #26,822
dresser
眼鏡を外す [めがねをはずす] #27,326
to take off one's glasses
鏡面 [きょうめん] #30,338
mirror surface
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items