景
jǐng · HSK 6
scenery
🏞️ 日 sun + 京 capital = the view from the capital at sunrise
The sun (日) rising over the capital (京) creates a scenery worth noting. Jǐng covers any broad view, a camera shot, or a set routine — always something laid out before you.
景 — sun 日 on top + capital 京 below (phonetic)
景 is a semantic-phonetic compound: 日 (sun) gives the meaning and 京 (jīng, capital) supplies the sound. It originally meant 'sunlight' or 'bright', then extended to 'shadow cast by sunlight', and later broadened to 'scenery' or 'view'.