静 — still; calm; quiet
still; calm; quiet; not moving
- Pinyin
- jìng
- Strokes
- 14
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- recognition only
How to write 静: 14 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.
Words with 静 in the HSK syllabus: 11
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 安静ānjìngquiet; peaceful; calmHSK 3
- 冷静lěngjìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; deserted; quietHSK 4
- 静jìngstill; calm; quiet; not movingHSK 5
- 平静píngjìngcalm; tranquil; sereneHSK 5
- 动静dòngjingmovement; activity; movement and stillnessHSK 7–9
- 寂静jìjìngquietHSK 7–9
- 静止jìngzhǐstill; immobile; static; stationaryHSK 7–9
- 宁静níngjìngtranquil; tranquility; serenityHSK 7–9
- 僻静pìjìnglonely; secludedHSK 7–9
- 清静qīngjìngquiet; peaceful and quietHSK 7–9
- 镇静zhènjìngcalm; coolHSK 7–9
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