竟 Stroke Order — How to Write 竟

Stroke Order

竟 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 立, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

竟 Radical and Character Components

Components:音儿

竟 is an ideographic compound. A person 儿 finishing a musical piece 音.

Radical: 立 + 2 more strokes

竟 Pronunciation and Pinyin

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Meanings of 竟 in Chinese

jìng竟

To finish; to complete; to end (an undertaking or task).

她致力于完成这项未竟的计划。

She is dedicated to completing this unfinished plan.

after all; finally; eventually

经过多次尝试，他竟成功了。

After many attempts, he finally succeeded.

whole, from beginning to end; used to indicate duration, like 'all day' or 'all night'.

他竟日都在学习新的编程语言。

He spent the whole day studying a new programming language.

unexpectedly; surprisingly (often indicating something contrary to expectations)

他努力了很久，竟没成功

He worked hard for a long time, but unexpectedly failed.

Common Words and Phrases with 竟

jìng竟ér而

to one's surprise; unexpectedly

他平时很节俭，竟而买了辆新车。

He is usually very frugal, yet he unexpectedly bought a new car.

jìng竟gǎn敢

To dare to do something audacious or impertinent, often implying surprise or disapproval at the boldness.

你竟敢不听我的话，真是太放肆了！

How dare you disobey me, that's incredibly insolent!

jìng竟rán然

Unexpectedly; to one's surprise.

我以为这道题会很难，没想到竟然如此简单。

I thought this question would be very difficult, but unexpectedly, it was so simple.

jìng竟rì日

all day long

他竟日埋头苦读，只为考取理想的大学。

He buried himself in study all day long, just to get into his ideal university.

jìng竟shǐ使yù遇shào哨

if it will meet a guard

夜半出门，步履轻浮，稍有不慎，竟使遇哨，前功尽弃。

Leaving in the dead of night, with light steps, a moment of carelessness might even lead to encountering a sentry, rendering all previous efforts futile.

jìng竟tiān天

all over the sky