竟 (jìng) — Chinese Character

竟

jìng

unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed

Radical: 立 HSK 7 d, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

竟 decomposes into the following components:

音儿

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 竟.

未竟

wèi jìng

unfinished

毕竟

bì jìng

after all

究竟

jiū jìng

after all (when all is said and done)

竟敢

jìng gǎn

to have the impertinence

竟日

jìng rì

竟然

jìng rán

unexpectedly

竟陵

jìng líng

Jingling, former name of Tianmen 天門|天门, Hubei

一探究竟

yī tàn jiū jìng

to check out

有志竟成

yǒu zhì jìng chéng

persevere and you will succeed (idiom)

未竟之志

wèi jìng zhī zhì

unfulfilled ambition

有志者事竟成

yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng

Characters that share the radical 立.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.