| 靜 | 158A50 10S.00-9 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄐㄧㄥˋ [jing4] | ||
| Adj. & adv. | (1) Motionless, static, passive (opp. 動 mobile, dynamic, active): 動靜 active and passive, dynamic and static, also a person's movements; 靜臥 lie motionless; 靜伏 lie low; 靜觀 contemplate, watch from the sidelines; 靜修 (Cath.) retreat, also 避靜. (2) Silent, quiet: 靜悄悄 quiet(ly), silent(ly); 寂靜 silent, quiet, still, noiseless; 沈靜 taciturn, reticent; 夜深人靜 in the dead of night. (3) Peaceful, calm, tranquil: 靜謐 quiet and peaceful. (4) Chaste: 貞靜 modest and chaste. | |||||
| Words | 1. 靜便 [jing4bian0], adj., quiet, peaceful. 2. 靜鞭 [jing4bian1], n., formerly, a whip which was cracked to enforce silence wherever the emperor passed. 3. 靜電 [jing4dian4], n., static electricity. 4. 靜止 [jing4zhi3], adj., static, stationary, motionless. 5. 靜脈 [jing4mo4]1 n., (physiol.) veins; 靜脈注射 intravenous injection. 6. 靜默 [jing4mo4]2, adj., silent, speechless, noiseless. 7. 靜僻 [jing4pi4], adj., quiet and secluded. 8. 靜心 [jing4xin1], n., a quiet mind. 9. 靜坐 [jing4zuo4], n., the practice of sitting motionless and meditating--a form of physical regimen. 10. 靜物 [jing4wu4], n., (painting & photography) still life. 11. 靜養 [jing4yang3], v.i., (of the sick or aged) take a complete rest. | |||||