jìng

still

calm; quiet; not moving

Blue-green clarity (青) + sound (争) = still and quiet

青 evokes a deep, pure blue-green — the color of clear skies and still water — lending the sense of undisturbed calm. 争 is purely phonetic here, contributing the jìng sound rather than its combative meaning.

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Words with 静

郭居静

guō jū jìng

Lazzaro Cattaneo (1560-1640), Italian Jesuit missionary in China

镇静

zhèn jìng

calm

镇静剂

zhèn jìng jì

tranquilizer

镇静药

zhèn jìng yào

sedative

闲静

xián jìng

calm

雅静

yǎ jìng

elegant and calm

风平浪静

fēng píng làng jìng

lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment

风恬浪静

fēng tián làng jìng

lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment

黄以静

huáng yǐ jìng

Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1946-2020) Hong Kong American virologist, joint discoverer of the HIV AIDS virus

静一静

jìng yī jìng

to put sth to rest

静修

jìng xiū

contemplation

静候

jìng hòu

to quietly wait

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