京

The story of 京

capital

京 depicts a tall building which is supported by several pillars. 京 means artificial highland, the emperor of ancient China lives in high place, so 高 also represents capital.

Vocabulary of 京

南京 (Nanjing)
京都 (Kyoto)
京劇 (Beijing opera)

Classification

Bushou 亠
Ziyuan 京

Related Characters:

亡die
lose3 交cross
intersect 6 亦also
too6 京capital8 㐭granary8