镜jìng
mirror, glass; lens, glasses. 16 strokes, radical 钅, first met in HSK 4.
What 镜 is made of
钅 (jīn, gold) and 竟 (jìng, finally).
钅 carries the meaning — metal — and 竟 carries the sound.
How to write 镜
Strokes 1–5 write 钅, then strokes 6–16 write 竟.
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 镜
Words that use 镜
| 镜头 | a camera lens 拍照或拍电影用的镜片装置 摄影师用镜头记录下这温馨的一刻。The photographer used the lens to capture this warm moment. 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 |
| 镜子 | a mirror 能照出人影子的光滑物件 清澈的湖水宛如一面明亮镜子。The clear lake looked just like a bright mirror. Lesson 304, 怡然居处与自然物语 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 眼镜 | eyeglasses 戴在眼睛上帮助看清楚的用具 研究生扶了扶自己的眼镜。The graduate student adjusted his glasses. Lesson 363, 研精毕力与笃实根基 · 研精钩深与济世修身 · Deep Research, Medical Altruism & Scholarly Cultivation |
Characters that share the sound part 竟
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 钅
All 22 of them, and what the radical means, on the 金 radical page.