竟jìng
finally, after all, at last; indeed; unexpected. 11 strokes, radical 立, first met in HSK 4.
What 竟 is made of
音 (yīn, sound) and 儿 (ér, son).
A person 儿 finishing a musical piece 音.
How to write 竟
Strokes 1–9 write 音, then strokes 10–11 write 儿.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 竟
Words that use 竟
| 竟然 | unexpectedly 表示结果出人意料 平时寡言的老人竟然登台唱歌了。The usually quiet old man unexpectedly got up on stage to sing. Lesson 302, 光影定格与邻里欢聚 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 究竟 | what on earth / exactly 用来追问真正的原因或情况 大家探究当地生态究竟发生了什么变化。Everyone explored exactly what had changed in the local ecology. Lesson 303, 躬行体察与笃实研求 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 毕竟 | after all, when all is said and done 用在句子前面，强调事情的根本原因或事实 他毕竟年纪还小，需要多加照顾。After all, he is still young and needs extra care. Lesson 390, 彼此相依 · 辨微知著与兼修博览 · Essentials & Institutional Learning |
Characters that contain 竟
More characters with the radical 立
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 立 radical page.